Aston, Ariège
Commune in Occitanie, France
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::summary Commune in Occitanie, France ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox French commune"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Aston |
| commune status | Commune |
| image | etang_larnoum_ariege.JPG |
| caption | View of the Étang de Larnoum one of many Étangs in the commune |
| arrondissement | Foix |
| canton | Haute-Ariège |
| INSEE | 09024 |
| postal code | 09310 |
| mayor | Alain Pujol |
| term | 2020–2026 |
| intercommunality | CC Haute Ariège |
| coordinates | |
| elevation m | 560 |
| elevation min m | 554 |
| elevation max m | 2912 |
| area km2 | 153.8 |
| population | |
| population date | |
| population footnotes | |
| :: |
|name = Aston |commune status = Commune |image = etang_larnoum_ariege.JPG |caption = View of the Étang de Larnoum one of many Étangs in the commune |arrondissement = Foix |canton = Haute-Ariège |INSEE = 09024 |postal code = 09310 |mayor = Alain Pujol |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = CC Haute Ariège |coordinates = |elevation m = 560 |elevation min m = 554 |elevation max m = 2912 |area km2 = 153.8 |population = |population date = |population footnotes =
Aston () is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Geography
Aston 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.
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.
Neighbouring communes and villages
|width=auto |Centre = Aston |North = Château-Verdun |Northeast = Pech |East = Ax-les-Thermes |Southeast = L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre |South = Soldeu |Southwest = El Serrat |West = Gestiès |Northwest = Larcat
Climate
|location = Aston (1991–2020 averages, 2002–2024 extremes): elevation 1781m |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 15.7 |Feb record high C = 16.2 |Mar record high C = 17.4 |Apr record high C = 20.3 |May record high C = 25.5 |Jun record high C = 30.2 |Jul record high C = 30.2 |Aug record high C = 29.6 |Sep record high C = 26.2 |Oct record high C = 23.1 |Nov record high C = 20.5 |Dec record high C = 16.8 |year record high C =
|Jan high C = 3.5 |Feb high C = 2.8 |Mar high C = 5.1 |Apr high C = 7.7 |May high C = 11.1 |Jun high C = 15.8 |Jul high C = 18.1 |Aug high C = 18.0 |Sep high C = 14.5 |Oct high C = 11.8 |Nov high C = 6.7 |Dec high C = 4.6 |year high C =
|Jan mean C = -0.4 |Feb mean C = -1.3 |Mar mean C = 1.0 |Apr mean C = 3.9 |May mean C = 7.2 |Jun mean C = 11.6 |Jul mean C = 13.6 |Aug mean C = 13.5 |Sep mean C = 10.4 |Oct mean C = 7.9 |Nov mean C = 3.0 |Dec mean C = 0.7 |year mean C =
|Jan low C = -4.3 |Feb low C = -5.4 |Mar low C = -3.0 |Apr low C = 0.1 |May low C = 3.2 |Jun low C = 7.5 |Jul low C = 9.1 |Aug low C = 9.1 |Sep low C = 6.3 |Oct low C = 3.9 |Nov low C = -0.6 |Dec low C = -3.2 |year low C =
|Jan record low C = -17.9 |Feb record low C = -21.3 |Mar record low C = -21.0 |Apr record low C = -10.5 |May record low C = -7.2 |Jun record low C = -2.5 |Jul record low C = 0.8 |Aug record low C = 0.0 |Sep record low C = -4.0 |Oct record low C = -10.4 |Nov record low C = -14.1 |Dec record low C = -14.8 |year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 93.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 80.1 |Mar precipitation mm = 86.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 105.9 |May precipitation mm = 127.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 98.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 92.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 79.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 78.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 82.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 101.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 77.8 |year precipitation mm =
|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web |url = https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=9024004 |title = Normales et records pour Aston - Plateau de Beille (09) |publisher = Meteociel |access-date = March 3, 2024}}}}
Administration
List of Successive Mayors ::data[format=table]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2020 | Jean Lasalle |
| 2020 | 2026 | Alain Pujol |
| :: |
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Astonnais or Astonnaises in French.
| align = none | cols = 2 | percentages = pagr | source = EHESS and INSEE |1800 |266 |1806 |471 |1821 |466 |1831 |529 |1836 |569 |1841 |570 |1846 |586 |1851 |604 |1856 |510 |1861 |503 |1866 |517 |1872 |502 |1876 |464 |1881 |422 |1886 |414 |1891 |371 |1896 |373 |1901 |334 |1906 |315 |1911 |296 |1921 |246 |1926 |211 |1931 |198 |1936 |181 |1946 |318 |1954 |229 |1962 |215 |1968 |201 |1975 |180 |1982 |321 |1990 |231 |1999 |241 |2007 |236 |2012 |220 |2017 |220
Economy
The commune has two dams for the generation of Hydroelectricity: the Laparan and the Riète. They are operated by Électricité de France.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/etang_larnoum_zoom_ariege.JPG" caption="The ''Étang de Larnoum'' in autumn"] ::
Sites and monuments
- The Étang de Larnoum
References
References
- (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
- [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aston/@42.7249637,1.6845043,13104m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x12af6dff89a69b63:0x6a64e74a39deb60c?hl=en Google Maps]
- IGN]] {{in lang. fr
- fr
- [https://www.habitants.fr/ariege-09 Le nom des habitants du 09 - Ariège], habitants.fr
- {{Cassini-Ehess. 1557. Aston
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-09024#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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