Aime

Part of Aime-la-Plagne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Aime

45°33′22″N 6°38′58″E / 45.5561°N 6.6494°E / 45.5561; 6.6494CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDepartmentSavoieArrondissementAlbertvilleCantonBourg-Saint-MauriceCommuneAime-la-Plagne Area

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

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,369	—
2011	3,541	+1.00%
2021	3,596	+0.15%
Source: INSEE^[3]^[1]

Transportation

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

References

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