Aime

Aime
A general view of Aime

Coat of arms
Aime
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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
Intercommunality Versants Aime
Government
  Mayor (-) -
Area1 50.74 km2 (19.59 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 3,566
  Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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
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