Aiton is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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| Coordinates: 45°33′43″N 6°15′33″E / 45.5619°N 6.2592°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny |
| Intercommunality | Porte de Maurienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Benjamin Canot[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.29 km2 (6.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,747 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73007 /73220 |
| Elevation | 286–1,009 m (938–3,310 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Aiton stands at the crossroads of the Maurienne and Tarentaise valleys, marking the transition between the foothills of the Combe de Savoie and the Alps proper. The Arc and Isère rivers have their confluence just downstream from Aiton, at the Pont Royal.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 412 | — |
| 1975 | 398 | −0.49% |
| 1982 | 516 | +3.78% |
| 1990 | 564 | +1.12% |
| 1999 | 1,163 | +8.37% |
| 2007 | 1,704 | +4.89% |
| 2012 | 1,745 | +0.48% |
| 2017 | 1,667 | −0.91% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Economy edit
Aiton hosts the French loading platform for the Alpine rolling highway running under the Mont Cenis Tunnel to Orbassano near Turin.[4]
It is also home to a prison, opened in July 1992 after serving as press accommodation for the 1992 Winter Olympics.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Green, Anitra. "Mont Cenis gauge enhancement spurs intermodal growth". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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