Auris, Isère

Auris is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France.

Geography


Auris is an alpine commune some 30 km south-east of Grenoble and 5 km west of Mont-de-Lans. Access to the commune is by the D211A road from La Garde in the west which passes through the commune by a tortuous route and continues east to Le 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).

The Romanche river forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west to the Barrage du Clapier - an artificial lake on the southern border of the commune - then continues west then north to eventually join the Drac at Jarrie. The Venéon river flows from the south through the south-western extension of the commune to join the Romanche there.

Toponymy
The commune is sometimes informally called Auris-en-Oisans.

Administration
List of Successive Mayors

Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aurienchons or Aurienchonnes in French.



Civil heritage

 * A Roman bridge
 * The Rural Museum

Religious heritage

 * The Chapel of the Angels (17th century). The Chapel contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
 * 2 Candlesticks on the main Altar (17th century)
 * A Hand Bell (18th century)
 * The Altar and Retable (17th century)
 * The Chapel of Saint-Gerald (1497)