Autrans

Autrans
Part of Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors
Coat of arms of Autrans
Coat of arms
Location of Autrans
Autrans is located in France
Autrans
Autrans
Location within France
Autrans is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Autrans
Autrans
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°10′34″N 5°32′31″E / 45.176°N 5.542°E / 45.176; 5.542
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonFontaine-Vercors
CommuneAutrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors
Area
1
44 km2 (17 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,711 m (5,614 ft)
Lowest elevation
1,005 m (3,297 ft)
Population
 (2022)
1,527
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
38880
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Autrans (French pronunciation: [otʁɑ̃]) is a former commune in the Isère department in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors.

At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, it hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and the ski jumping normal hill events.

The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

Geography

Autrans is located on the Vercors Plateau in the Vercors Regional Natural Park some 10 km west of Grenoble and 11 km east of Vinay. Access to the commune is solely by the D106C which branches north from the D106 and passes in a loop through the village then back south to Méaudre. A local road goes north from the village along to the valley to the ski fields in the north of the commune. There is farmland in the valley but the slopes of the surrounding mountains are rugged and heavily forested.

The Meaudret rises in the north of the commune and flows south down the valley through the village and continues south to join the Bourne at Les Jarrands.

Bus line 5120 connects Lans-en-Vercors and Villard-de-Lans stops in Autrans village and Méaudre (the square). There is a shuttle bus in winter from the village to the ski fields.

Climate

Climate data for Autrans (1981–2010 averages, 1956–2022 extremes): elevation 1069m
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8)		 19.0
(66.2)		 21.0
(69.8)		 24.9
(76.8)		 29.9
(85.8)		 31.3
(88.3)		 34.2
(93.6)		 34.0
(93.2)		 30.6
(87.1)		 25.2
(77.4)		 22.5
(72.5)		 17.0
(62.6)		 34.2
(93.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)		 3.8
(38.8)		 6.7
(44.1)		 9.7
(49.5)		 14.7
(58.5)		 18.4
(65.1)		 21.7
(71.1)		 21.5
(70.7)		 17.5
(63.5)		 13.8
(56.8)		 7.2
(45.0)		 3.5
(38.3)		 11.8
(53.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 1.9
(35.4)		 4.9
(40.8)		 9.5
(49.1)		 12.9
(55.2)		 15.7
(60.3)		 15.4
(59.7)		 12.0
(53.6)		 8.6
(47.5)		 2.9
(37.2)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 6.8
(44.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6)		 −5.7
(21.7)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 0.0
(32.0)		 4.3
(39.7)		 7.4
(45.3)		 9.7
(49.5)		 9.4
(48.9)		 6.4
(43.5)		 3.5
(38.3)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 1.7
(35.1)
Record low °C (°F) −25.5
(−13.9)		 −26.0
(−14.8)		 −24.0
(−11.2)		 −15.0
(5.0)		 −8.0
(17.6)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 −18.0
(−0.4)		 −22.0
(−7.6)		 −26.0
(−14.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119.0
(4.69)		 100.4
(3.95)		 110.4
(4.35)		 125.6
(4.94)		 142.9
(5.63)		 116.1
(4.57)		 112.3
(4.42)		 116.4
(4.58)		 137.4
(5.41)		 130.8
(5.15)		 130.7
(5.15)		 120.6
(4.75)		 1,462.6
(57.59)
Source: Meteociel

Hiking trails

There are two main hiking trails crossing the commune: municipality is crossed by

Places and hamlets

  • L'Achard
  • Les Ronins
  • Les Prud'hommes
  • Villeneuve
  • Eybertière
  • Le Bourg du-dessus
  • Les Eperouses
  • Le Bourg du dessous
  • Le Bouchet
  • Le Truc
  • Andrevière
  • Les Gonnets
  • Les Tranchants
  • Les Vernes
  • Les Gaillards
  • Le Mollaret
  • Le Tonkin
  • Les Franques
  • Payenat
  • Écharlière

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The name Autrans is derived from the name of a village called Lans (the oldest village on the plateau) and originated from oultre-Lans meaning "beyond the village of Lans" which, over the course of time, was transformed into Autrans.

History

The Ski-jumps seen from afar.

Heraldry

Arms of Autrans
Arms of Autrans
 Blazon:

Party per bend sinister, at 1 barry of 10 Azure and Argent debruised by a lion of Gules armed, langued, and crowned in of Or; at 2 Azure a crystal of snow Argent.



Administration

The ski-jump in winter

List of Successive Mayors

FromToNamePartyPosition
19771983Gilbert Michel
19832008Jean FaureUMPSenator (1983-2011)
20082014Gabriel TatinDVG1st VP of Parc
20142016Thierry GamotUMP

Public services

Autrans in summer

The commune has the following services:

Twinning

Autrans has twinning associations with:

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Autranais or Autranaises in French.

Economy

Winter Sports

Autrans in winter

Tourism in the early 21st century focused primarily on the healthy climate and the station hosted many children who had health problems - especially respiratory.

Agriculture

In the early 1900s there were nearly 130 farms. Today there are 17 farms including 13 dairy farms in Autrans. Milk production is transformed into the Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage AOC in Col Vert, Brique, Saint Marcellin. Autrans also has cattle farms for meat and farm produce and a pigeon farm to serve the best restaurants. Every year on the 1st weekend in May the operation "Take the key to the fields" can visit the farms on the Vercors Plateau and discover their products.

There are also Forestry activities.

Culture and Heritage

The Romanesque Church

Architectural Heritage

Archaeological Heritage

Autrans has three sites: a Motte-and-bailey castle and two fortified houses at Malatan and La Tour hamlets. Of these three sites nothing remains except mounds and that can be seen today in the landscape.

Underground heritage

Local life

Sports

The Gève Domain is located 1,300 m above sea level and has an international reputation. Located to the north of the Massif du Vercors, the snow conditions are exceptional. This area is accessible by car and there are free shuttles to all valid ski pass holders for the Autrans ski resort.

Sporting events

Cultural Events

Autrans in the snow during the 2009 Internet meeting

Education

The town has a public kindergarten and a public primary school.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
  2. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 20 November 2015
  3. ↑ 1968 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 85-95. (in English and French)
  4. ↑ Autrans in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  5. ↑ Google Maps
  6. ↑ Timetable for route 5120 Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, on the Trans-Isere website (in French)
  7. ↑ "Normales et records pour Autrans (38)". Meteociel. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Géoportail, IGN (in French)
  9. ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  10. ↑ National Commission for Decentralised cooperation (in French)
  11. ↑ Le nom des habitants du 38 - Isère, habitants.fr
  12. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Autrans, EHESS (in French).
  13. ↑ Populations légales 2012, INSEE
  14. ↑ Isère heritage website for Autrans (in French)
  15. ↑ PNV website on the Ture Cave Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  16. ↑ OT of Autrans skiing website Archived June 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ The Foulée blanche website Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  18. ↑ Official Academy of Grenoble website Archived 2010-05-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French).