Aime

Coordinates: 45°33′22″N 6°38′58″E / 45.5561°N 6.6494°E / 45.5561; 6.6494
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Aime
A general view of Aime
A general view of Aime
Coat of arms of Aime
Location of Aime
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Aime is located in France
Aime
Aime
Aime is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Aime
Aime
Coordinates: 45°33′22″N 6°38′58″E / 45.5561°N 6.6494°E / 45.5561; 6.6494
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementAlbertville
CantonBourg-Saint-Maurice
CommuneAime-la-Plagne
Area
1
50.74 km2 (19.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
3,596
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
73210
Elevation596–2,589 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.

Aime (French pronunciation: [ɛm] ; Arpitan: Éma) 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.[2] In 1972, the former communes of Longefoy, Tessens and Villette were merged with Aime.

Geography[edit]

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

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,369—    
20113,541+1.00%
20213,596+0.15%
Source: INSEE[3][1]

Transportation[edit]

The town is served by the Aime-La Plagne railway station, with rail connections to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Albertville, Chambéry, Lyon and further.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 17 November 2015
  3. ^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE