Aoste (; ) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France.

Geography Aoste is located some 15 km east of La Tour-du-Pin and 8 km north-east of Les Abrets. Access is by the D1516 road from La Batie-Montgascon in the west passing through the village and continuing north-east to Champagneux. The D82F also runs off this road just west of the village and goes north-west to Corbelin. The D40 road from Les Avenieres in the north passes down the eastern side of the commune and continues to Romagnieu. The D592 branches off the D40 on the northern border and goes south to the village continuing to Chimilin in the south. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Saint-Didier in the north at the intersection of the D592 and the D40, and Les Champagnes in the east which is really an extension of the urban area of Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers across the border. The rest of the commune is entirely farmland except for the large industrial complex of Jambon d'Aoste north of the village.

The eastern border of the commune is formed by the Guiers river which flows north to join the Rhône which forms the north-eastern border of the commune. The Rhône is the border between Isère and Ain departments while the Guiers is the border between Isère and Savoie departments. The Bièvre river also flows through the west of the commune from the south forming the northern border before joining the Rhone. Numerous other small waterways join the Bièvre.Google Maps

Neighbouring communes and villages

History Aoste was a vicus at a crossroad of Roman roads to Italy, to Germania, and to the Roman colonies of Lugdunum and Vienna. Its name appears on the Tabula Peutingeriana as Augustum.

In 2006 archaeological excavations unearthed a pottery workshop dating from the late Middle Ages.Report on activity of Inrap in 2006 , p. 112

Administration List of Successive Mayors

From To Name 1789 1790 Antoine Roche 1790 1792 Joseph Billiard 1792 1797 Joseph Comte 1797 1799 André Servoz 1799 1835 Pierre Pillion 1835 1844 Claude Meraud 1844 1848 Louis Chevalier 1848 1853 Guillaume-Alfred de Laforest-Divonne 1853 1855 Louis Chevalier 1855 1870 Guillaume-Alfred de Laforest-Divonne 1870 1876 Prosper Comte 1876 1878 Guillaume-Alfred de Laforest-Divonne 1878 1888 Louis Bovier-Lapierre 1888 1895 Charles Darragon 1895 1904 Augustin Blanc-Jolicoeur 1904 1935 Daniel Blanc-Jolicoeur

Mayors from 1935 From To Name 1935 1943 Joseph Guetat 1943 1944 Georges Masset 1944 1947 Pierre Fege 1947 1977 Daniel Joseph Blanc-Jolicoeur 1977 1983 Aimé Burtin 1983 1991 Jacques Perrod 1991 2002 Jean-Michel Ruynat 2002 2014 Raymond Bertrand 2014 2026 Roger Marcel

Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aostiens or Aostiennes, alternatively Dutards or Dutardes in French.Le nom des habitants du 38 - Isère , habitants.fr

Economy

Jambon Aoste

The pork products produced in Isère department and especially the Jambon Aoste (Aoste Ham) are manufactured exclusively in this Groupe Aoste factory which was owned by the industrial group Sara Lee Corporation who ceased their activities in deli products and resold the operation to the American buyer Smithfield Foods through which it passed to the Chinese group Shuanghui in September 2013.

These industrial products with the "Jambon Aoste" label should not be confused with the official name "Vallée d'Aoste Jambon de Bosses" which is a ham produced in the Aosta Valley (An Italian/French Valley) and which has a protected designation of origin. The Ham products produced in Isère have a simple trademark and no Label Rouge, AOC or PDO regulates its production of cooked or raw ham, unlike the Italian Aosta ham which is a vintage handmade product made in very small quantities.Jambon Aoste website

Sites and Monuments

An Ancient Roman settlement with an oven and many relics and an archaeological museum.Museum website The School contains three items which are registered as historical objects: A Domestic Oratory (Gallo-Roman)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar (Gallo-Roman)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 2 Commemorative Plaques (Gallo-Roman)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Chapel of Saint-Didier contains several items that are registered as historical objects: A Thurible (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Processional Cross (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 6 ex-voto Commemorative Plaques (Gallo-Roman)Ministry of Culture, Palissy 3 Funeral Plaques (Middle Ages)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

Protected Natural Areas The commune has two natural zones of ecological interest, fauna and flora of type I:Communal data portal , Regional Directorate of the Environment, Planning, and Housing the alluvial areas of the Rhône du Pont de Groslée à Murs-et-Gélignieux the Pools of Paluette

See also Communes of the Isère department

References

External links Aoste on the National Geographic Institute website Aoste on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Aouste on the 1750 Cassini Map