Auris | |
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 The Auris-en-Oisans Ski Station | |
 Location of Auris | |
  Auris  Auris | |
| Coordinates:45°02′50″N6°05′15″E / 45.0472°N 6.0875°E /45.0472; 6.0875 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Oisans-Romanche |
| Intercommunality | CC Oisans |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Yves Moiroux[1] |
Area 1 | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 187 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/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 (French pronunciation:[oʁis]) is acommune in theIsèredepartment in theAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-easternFrance.
Auris is an alpine commune some 30 km south-east ofGrenoble and 5 km west ofMont-de-Lans. Access to the commune is by the D211A road fromLa Garde in the west which passes through the commune by a tortuous route and continues east toLe 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]
TheRomanche river forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west to theBarrage du Clapier – an artificial lake on the southern border of the commune – then continues west then north to eventually join theDrac atJarrie. The Venéon river flows from the south through the south-western extension of the commune to join the Romanche there.[3]
Places adjacent to Auris, Isère | |
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The commune is sometimes informally calledAuris-en-Oisans.
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2007 | Lucien Ponce |
| 2007 | 2014 | Jean Luc Pellorce |
| 2014 | 2026 | Yves Moiroux |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asAurienchons orAurienchonnes in French.[5]
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