Aiton, Savoie

Aiton
Commune
The church in Aiton
The church in Aiton
Location of Aiton
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Aiton is located in France
Aiton
Aiton
Aiton is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Aiton
Aiton
Coordinates: 45°33′43″N 6°15′33″E / 45.5619°N 6.2592°E / 45.5619; 6.2592
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne
CantonSaint-Pierre-d'Albigny
IntercommunalityPorte de Maurienne
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Nicolas Roche[1]
Area
1
16.29 km2 (6.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,747
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73007 /73220
Elevation286–1,009 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.

Aiton is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Green, Anitra. "Mont Cenis gauge enhancement spurs intermodal growth". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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