Auris, Isère

Auris
Auris
Commune
	The Auris-en-Oisans Ski Station
	Location of Auris
	Auris Auris
	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 (2014-2020)	Yves Moiroux
Area 1	11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population (2021)	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.

Auris is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurienchons or Aurienchonnes.^[2]

Geography

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^[3]

Toponymy

The commune is sometimes informally called Auris-en-Oisans.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name
2001	2007	Lucien Ponce
2007	2014	Jean Luc Pellorce
2014	2020	Yves Moiroux

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 207 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]}

Template:Table Population Town

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

A Roman bridge
The Rural Museum

Religious heritage

The Chapel of the Angels (17th century). The Chapel contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
- 2 Candlesticks on the main Altar (17th century)^[5]
- A Hand Bell (18th century)^[6]
- The Altar and Retable (17th century)^[7]
The Chapel of Saint-Gerald (1497)

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 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 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

^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Inhabitants of Isère (in French)
^ ^a ^b ^c Google Maps
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
^ 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)

[5] At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 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.

[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[2] Inhabitants of Isère (in French)

[Google-3] Google Maps

[4] List of Mayors of France (in French)

[6] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000010 2 Candlesticks on the main Altar (in French)

[7] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000009 Hand Bell (in French)

[8] Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM38000008 Altar and Retable (in French)

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	France BnF data

Auris, Isère