# Aston, Ariège

Aston (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

## Geography

Aston is located some 90 km west of Perpignan and 30 km south of Foix. It is located high in the Pyrenees with its southern border the border between France and Andorra. Access to the commune is solely by a local road from Les Cabannes in the north to the village which lies at the northern tip of the commune. The D522 road from Les Cabannes passes down the eastern border of the commune in a tortuous route which terminates at the Angaka ski resort just east of the commune. Except for a very small area around the village the commune is extremely rugged and heavily forested.
The Aston river rises in the south of the commune and flows north, passing through the village, to join the Ariège at Les Cabannes, gathering a very large number of tributaries from all corners of the commune.

### Neighbouring communes and villages

vtePlaces adjacent to Aston, Ariège :
Larcat
Château-Verdun
Pech
Gestiès
Aston
Ax-les-Thermes
El Serrat
Soldeu
L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre :

### Climate

Climate data for Aston (1991–2020 averages, 2002–2024 extremes): elevation 1781m :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 25.5 (77.9) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.2 (86.4) | 29.6 (85.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 23.1 (73.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 30.2 (86.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 2.8 (37.0) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.0 (33.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 13.5 (56.3) | 10.4 (50.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 3.0 (37.4) | 0.7 (33.3) | 5.9 (42.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) | −5.4 (22.3) | −3.0 (26.6) | 0.1 (32.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.1 (48.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 3.9 (39.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | −3.2 (26.2) | 1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −21.3 (−6.3) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −10.5 (13.1) | −7.2 (19.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | 0.8 (33.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | −10.4 (13.3) | −14.1 (6.6) | −14.8 (5.4) | −21.3 (−6.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 93.8 (3.69) | 80.1 (3.15) | 86.9 (3.42) | 105.9 (4.17) | 127.2 (5.01) | 98.5 (3.88) | 92.6 (3.65) | 79.2 (3.12) | 78.8 (3.10) | 82.1 (3.23) | 101.0 (3.98) | 77.8 (3.06) | 1,103.9 (43.46) |
| Source: Meteociel ||||||||||||||

## Administration

List of Successive Mayors
| From | To | Name |
| 2001 | 2020 | Jean Lasalle |
| 2020 | 2026 | Alain Pujol |

## Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Astonnais or Astonnaises in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1800 | 266 | — |
| 1806 | 471 | +9.99% |
| 1821 | 466 | −0.07% |
| 1831 | 529 | +1.28% |
| 1836 | 569 | +1.47% |
| 1841 | 570 | +0.04% |
| 1846 | 586 | +0.56% |
| 1851 | 604 | +0.61% |
| 1856 | 510 | −3.33% |
| 1861 | 503 | −0.28% |
| 1866 | 517 | +0.55% |
| 1872 | 502 | −0.49% |
| 1876 | 464 | −1.95% |
| 1881 | 422 | −1.88% |
| 1886 | 414 | −0.38% |
| 1891 | 371 | −2.17% |
| 1896 | 373 | +0.11% |
| 1901 | 334 | −2.18% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1906 | 315 | −1.16% |
| 1911 | 296 | −1.24% |
| 1921 | 246 | −1.83% |
| 1926 | 211 | −3.02% |
| 1931 | 198 | −1.26% |
| 1936 | 181 | −1.78% |
| 1946 | 318 | +5.80% |
| 1954 | 229 | −4.02% |
| 1962 | 215 | −0.79% |
| 1968 | 201 | −1.12% |
| 1975 | 180 | −1.56% |
| 1982 | 321 | +8.62% |
| 1990 | 231 | −4.03% |
| 1999 | 241 | +0.47% |
| 2007 | 236 | −0.26% |
| 2012 | 220 | −1.39% |
| 2017 | 220 | +0.00% |
Source: EHESS and INSEE :

## Economy

The commune has two dams for the generation of Hydroelectricity: the Laparan and the Riète. They are operated by Électricité de France.

## Sites and monuments

* The Étang de Larnoum