Aiton, Savoie

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

Aiton
The church in Aiton
Location of Aiton
Aiton
Aiton
Coordinates: 45°33′43″N 6°15′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne
CantonSaint-Pierre-d'Albigny
IntercommunalityPorte de Maurienne
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Claudine Daudin
Area
1
16.29 km2 (6.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,667
  Density100/km2 (270/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.

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.±%
20061,638    
20071,704+4.0%
20081,764+3.5%
20091,786+1.2%
20101,774−0.7%
20111,759−0.8%
20121,745−0.8%
20131,733−0.7%
20141,727−0.3%
20151,706−1.2%
20161,686−1.2%

Economy

Aiton hosts the French loading platform for the Alpine rolling highway running under the Mont Cenis Tunnel to Orbassano near Turin.[2]

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. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Green, Anitra. "Mont Cenis gauge enhancement spurs intermodal growth". Retrieved 20 February 2018.


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