Aoste, Isère

Aoste
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	Centre of Aoste: The church and the Town Hall
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Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	La Tour-du-Pin
Canton	Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin
Intercommunality	Les Vallons du Guiers
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Roger Marcel
Area1	9.82 km2 (3.79 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	2,463
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	38012 / 38490
Elevation	207–256 m (679–840 ft); (avg. 226 m or 741 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aoste is a French commune in the Isère department in the Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aostiens or Aostiennes, alternatively Dutards or Dutardes^[1]

Geography

Aoste is located some 15 km east of La Tour-du-Pin and 8 km north-east of Les Abrets. Access is by the D1516 road from La Batie-Montgascon in the west passing through the village and continuing north-east to Champagneux. The D82F also runs off this road just west of the village and goes north-west to Corbelin. The D40 road from Les Avenieres in the north passes down the eastern side of the commune and continues to Romagnieu. The D592 branches off the D40 on the northern border and goes south to the village continuing to Chimilin in the south. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Saint-Didier in the north at the intersection of the D592 and the D40, and Les Champagnes in the east which is really an extension of the urban area of Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers across the border. The rest of the commune is entirely farmland except for the large industrial complex of Jambon d'Aoste north of the village.

The eastern border of the commune is formed by the Guiers river which flows north to join the Rhône which forms the north-eastern border of the commune. The Rhône is the border between Isère and Ain departments while the Guiers is the border between Isère and Savoie departments. The Bièvre river also flows through the west of the commune from the south forming the northern border before joining the Rhone. Numerous other small waterways join the Bièvre.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

History

In 2006 archaeological excavations unearthed a pottery workshop dating from the late Middle Ages.^[3]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

Mayors from the French Revolution to 1935

From	To	Name
1789	1790	Antoine Roche
1790	1792	Joseph Billiard
1792	1797	Joseph Comte
1797	1799	André Servoz
1799	1835	Pierre Pillion
1835	1844	Claude Meraud
1844	1848	Louis Chevalier
1848	1853	Guillaume-Alfred de Laforest-Divonne
1853	1855	Louis Chevalier
1855	1870	Guillaume-Alfred de Laforest-Divonne
1870	1876	Prosper Comte
1876	1878	Guillaume-Alfred de Laforest-Divonne
1878	1888	Louis Bovier-Lapierre
1888	1895	Charles Darragon
1895	1904	Augustin Blanc-Jolicoeur
1904	1935	Daniel Blanc-Jolicoeur

Mayors from 1935

From	To	Name
1935	1943	Joseph Guetat
1943	1944	Georges Masset
1944	1947	Pierre Fege
1947	1977	Daniel Joseph Blanc-Jolicoeur
1977	1983	Aimé Burtin
1983	1991	Jacques Perrod
1991	2002	Jean-Michel Ruynat
2002	2020	Raymond Bertrand

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 2,463 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
1,393	1,464	1,680	1,766	1,153	1,152	1,147	1,100	1,222

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
1,237	1,129	1,130	1,123	1,166	1,217	1,242	1,200	1,203

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
1,298	1,216	1,163	1,027	1,101	1,118	1,125	1,108	1,159

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	-
1,182	1,248	1,328	1,537	1,548	1,715	1,914	2,463	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Population of Aoste

Economy

Jambon Aoste

The Aoste Ham Factory

The pork products produced in Isère department and especially the Jambon Aoste (Aoste Ham) are manufactured exclusively in this Groupe Aoste factory which was owned by the industrial group Sara Lee Corporation who ceased their activities in deli products and resold the operation to the American buyer Smithfield Foods through which it passed to the Chinese group Shuanghui in September 2013.

These industrial products with the "Jambon Aoste" label should not be confused with the official name "Vallée d’Aoste Jambon de Bosses" which is a ham produced in the Aosta Valley (An Italian/French Valley) and which has a protected designation of origin. The Ham products produced in Isère have a simple trademark and no Label Rouge, AOC or PDO regulates its production of cooked or raw ham, unlike the Italian Aosta ham which is a vintage handmade product made in very small quantities.^[5]

Sites and Monuments

Church of Saint-Didier

An Ancient Roman settlement with an oven and many relics and an archaeological museum.^[6]
The School contains three items which are registered as historical objects:
- A Domestic Oratory (Gallo-Roman)^[7]
- An Altar (Gallo-Roman)^[8]
- 2 Commemorative Plaques (Gallo-Roman)^[9]
The Chapel of Saint-Didier contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Thurible (18th century)^[10]
- A Processional Cross (16th century)^[11]
- 6 ex-voto Commemorative Plaques (Gallo-Roman)^[12]
- 3 Funeral Plaques (Middle Ages)^[13]

Protected Natural Areas

The commune has two natural zones of ecological interest, fauna and flora of type I:^[14]

the alluvial areas of the Rhône du Pont de Groslée à Murs-et-Gélignieux
the Pools of Paluette

Notes and references

Notes

↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

↑ Inhabitants of Isère (French)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Google Maps
↑ Report on activity of Inrap in 2006, p. 112 (French)
↑ List of Mayors of France
↑ Jambon Aoste website (French)
↑ Museum website (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000007 Domestic Oratory (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000006 Altar (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000005 2 Commemorative Plaques (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000612 Thurible (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000004 Processional Cross (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000460 6 ex-voto Commemorative Plaques (French)
↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000003 3 Funeral Plaques (French)
↑ Communal data portal, Regional Directorate of the Environment, Planning, and Housing (French)

[5] At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

[1] Inhabitants of Isère (French)

[Google-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Google Maps

[3] Report on activity of Inrap in 2006, p. 112 (French)

[4] List of Mayors of France

[6] Jambon Aoste website (French)

[7] Museum website (French)

[8] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000007 Domestic Oratory (French)

[9] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000006 Altar (French)

[10] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000005 2 Commemorative Plaques (French)

[11] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000612 Thurible (French)

[12] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000004 Processional Cross (French)

[13] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000460 6 ex-voto Commemorative Plaques (French)

[14] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000003 3 Funeral Plaques (French)

[15] Communal data portal, Regional Directorate of the Environment, Planning, and Housing (French)

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