Aime

This article is about the French commune. For people named Aimé or Aime, see Aimé (name). For the acronym, see AIME (disambiguation).
Aime

A general view of Aime

Coat of arms
Aime

Coordinates: 45°33′22″N 6°38′58″E / 45.5561°N 6.6494°E / 45.5561; 6.6494Coordinates: 45°33′22″N 6°38′58″E / 45.5561°N 6.6494°E / 45.5561; 6.6494
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Savoie
Arrondissement Albertville
Canton Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Chenu
Area1 50.74 km2 (19.59 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 3,501
  Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 73006 / 73210
Elevation 596–2,589 m (1,955–8,494 ft)
(avg. 680 m or 2,230 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.

Aime is a former commune in the Savoie département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Aime-la-Plagne.[1] In 1972, the former communes of Longefoy, Tessens and Villette were merged with Aime.

Geography

The commune lies in the Tarentaise Valley, partly overlapping the ski resorts of La Plagne and Les Arcs.

Transportation

The town is served by the Aime-la-Plagne railway station.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 17 November 2015
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aime.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.