Aston (French pronunciation: [astɔ̃]) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Aston | |
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 View of the Étang de Larnoum one of many Étangs in the commune | |
Location of Aston  | |
  Aston  Aston | |
| Coordinates: 42°46′32″N 1°40′27″E / 42.7756°N 1.6742°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Haute-Ariège |
| Intercommunality | CC Haute Ariège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Pujol[1] |
Area 1 | 153.8 km2 (59.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 198 |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09024 /09310 |
| Elevation | 554–2,912 m (1,818–9,554 ft) (avg. 560 m or 1,840 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAston is located some 90 km west of Perpignan and 30 km south of Foix. It is located high in the Pyrenees with its southern border the border between France and Andorra. Access to the commune is solely by a local road from Les Cabannes in the north to the village which lies at the northern tip of the commune. The D522 road from Les Cabannes passes down the eastern border of the commune in a tortuous route which terminates at the Angaka ski resort just east of the commune. Except for a very small area around the village the commune is extremely rugged and heavily forested.[3]
The Aston river rises in the south of the commune and flows north, passing through the village, to join the Ariège at Les Cabannes, gathering a very large number of tributaries from all corners of the commune.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
editClimate
edit| Climate data for Aston (1991–2020 averages, 2002–2024 extremes): elevation 1781m | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.9 (42.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 93.8 (3.69) |
80.1 (3.15) |
86.9 (3.42) |
105.9 (4.17) |
127.2 (5.01) |
98.5 (3.88) |
92.6 (3.65) |
79.2 (3.12) |
78.8 (3.10) |
82.1 (3.23) |
101.0 (3.98) |
77.8 (3.06) |
1,103.9 (43.46) |
| Source: Meteociel[5] | |||||||||||||
Administration
editList of Successive Mayors[6]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2020 | Jean Lasalle |
| 2020 | 2026 | Alain Pujol |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Astonnais or Astonnaises in French.[7]
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| Source: EHESS[8] and INSEE[9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economy
editThe commune has two dams for the generation of Hydroelectricity: the Laparan and the Riète. They are operated by Électricité de France.
Sites and monuments
edit- The Étang de Larnoum
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
- ^ "Normales et records pour Aston - Plateau de Beille (09)". Meteociel. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 09 - Ariège, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aston, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
edit- Aston on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aston on the 1750 Cassini Map
