page_title: Aston, Ariège
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Aston, Ariège / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Etang de Larnoum, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
context_page_description: Aston is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
  The inhabitants of the commune are known as Astonnais or Astonnaises.
context_section_description: The commune has two dams for the generation of Hydroelectricity: the Laparan and the Riète. They are operated by Électricité de France.
caption: The Étang de Larnoum in autumn
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