Auris (French pronunciation: [oʁis]) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France.
Auris | |
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 The Auris-en-Oisans Ski Station | |
Location of Auris  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°02′50″N 6°05′15″E / 45.0472°N 6.0875°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Oisans-Romanche |
| Intercommunality | CC Oisans |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Moiroux[1] |
Area 1 | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 179 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38020 /38142 |
| Elevation | 720–2,164 m (2,362–7,100 ft) (avg. 1,240 m or 4,070 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
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Auris is an alpine commune some 30 km south-east of Grenoble and 5 km west of Mont-de-Lans. Access to the commune is by the D211A road from La Garde in the west which passes through the commune by a tortuous route and continues east to Le Freney-d'Oisans. The D211E branches off the D211A in the commune to go to La Grand Combe. Apart from the village (which is solely the town hall) there is the hamlet of Les Cours to the north and Le Cert and Les Chatains to the south. The commune is rugged with alpine terrain and a large forest to the west of the village (La Forêt).[3]
The Romanche river forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west to the Barrage du Clapier – an artificial lake on the southern border of the commune – then continues west then north to eventually join the Drac at Jarrie. The Venéon river flows from the south through the south-western extension of the commune to join the Romanche there.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
editToponymy
editThe commune is sometimes informally called Auris-en-Oisans.
Administration
editList of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2007 | Lucien Ponce |
| 2007 | 2014 | Jean Luc Pellorce |
| 2014 | 2026 | Yves Moiroux |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurienchons or Aurienchonnes in French.[5]
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Culture and heritage
editCivil heritage
edit- A Roman bridge
- The Rural Museum
Religious heritage
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 38 – Isère Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Auris, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 29 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000010 2 Candlesticks on the main Altar (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000009 Hand Bell (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000008 Altar and Retable (in French)
External links
edit- Auris on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Auris en Oysans on the 1750 Cassini Map
