Aiton (Savoie)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | |
| Canton | Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny | |
| Community association | Porte de Maurienne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 34 ' N , 6 ° 16' E | |
| height | 286-1,009 m | |
| surface | 16.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,667 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 102 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73220 | |
| INSEE code | 73007 | |
| Website | www.aiton.fr | |
.JPG) The village of Aiton seen from Chamousset |
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Aiton is a French commune with 1,667 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) within the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is about 20 kilometers from Albertville , which it is connected to by the A430 Autoroute .
Aiton is located at the exit of the Arc River , one of the great transverse valleys of the Western Alps , which was formed after the last Ice Age . The valley region, into which several large Alpine passes flow, formed a historical province of Savoy under the name of Maurienne .
Thanks to its convenient location at the motorway junction between Grenoble , Geneva and Turin , the municipality has experienced a significant increase in population.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 463 | 412 | 398 | 516 | 564 | 1163 | 1704 | 1667 |
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Web links
Commons : Aiton - collection of images, videos and audio files
