Pourquoi Angoulême est connu ?

Ville d’Histoire située à 1h40 de Paris, 35 min de Bordeaux en train, Angoulême est aujourd’hui connue comme la Capitale Internationale de la Bande Dessinée, grâce à son célèbre festival, son Musée de la Bande dessinée et ses murs peints.

Comment on appelle les gens d’Angoulême ?

Les habitants d’Angoulême s’appellent les angoumoisins, angoumoisines pour les femmes. La ville d’Angoulême compte environ 40 000 habitants.

Where is Angoulême located?

• French capital of the comic strip and designated City of Art and History, Angoulême sits high above the Charente river and is surrounded by ramparts.

What are the public institutions of Angoulême?

• Angoulême is the seat of a bishop, a prefect, and an assize court. Its public institutions include tribunals of first instance and of commerce, a council of trade-arbitrators, a chamber of commerce and a branch of the Bank of France. It has several lycées (including the Lycee de l’Image et du Son d’Angoulême…

What is the population of Angoulême in 2008?

• In 2008, the Urban Unit of Angoulême, which includes eighteen communes totaled 109,553 inhabitants and its Urban Area, which includes 80 suburban communes in the impact zone of the city, totaled 174,482 inhabitants.

Are there any museums in Angouleme?

• Angouleme Museums. There are also several museums in the town, including a Museum of Fine Arts and an Archaeology Museum. These are grouped together as the Museum of Angouleme in the town centre.