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Artas, Isère

Field	Value
name	Artas
commune status	Commune
image	Artas, Isere, Entry.JPG
caption	The road into Artas
arrondissement	Vienne
canton	La Verpillière
INSEE	38015
postal code	38440
mayor	Martial Simondant
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	Bièvre Isère
coordinates
elevation min m	364
elevation max m	507
area km2	14.15
population
population date
population footnotes

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

Geography

Artas is located some 20 km east by north-east of Vienne and some 8 km south of Villefontaine. Access to the commune is by the D53 road from Charantonnay in the west passing through the heart of the commune and the village and continuing to Saint-Agnin-sur-Bion in the east. The D126 road comes from Roche in the north through the heart of the commune and crossing the D53 in the village before continuing to Saint-Jean-de-Bournay in the south. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Le Barroz, Le Revolet, Cinquin, Radoire, Tarnezieux, and La Petite-Foret. The commune is mainly farmland with scattered forests throughout.

The Ruisseau de Charavoux rises in the west of the commune and flows west to join the Ambalon near Chasse-sur-Rhône.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

In the reign of Louis XIV the Oak trees from the Artas Forest provided a large part of the wood needed to build the King's Galleys at Marseille.

Artas was the birthplace of Mother's Day in France on 10 June 1906 - two years earlier than the date of origin of 1908 claimed by the USA.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2014	Maurice Barale	UMP
2014	2026	Martial Simondant

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Artasiens or Artasiennes in French.

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Sites and monuments

A Church with two bell towers from the 12th and 19th centuries.

Artas Picture Gallery

File:Artas, Isere, Girls School.JPG|Artas Girls' School File:Artas, Isere, Landscape.JPG|Artas Landscape File:Artas, Isere, Old Mairie.JPG|The old Town Hall File:Artas, Isere, Street.JPG|A street in Artas

References

(2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Artas/@45.5328005,5.1801698,6359m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f4d4c857894b95:0x408ab2ae4be8200?hl=en Google Maps]
link. (27 May 2012 {{in lang). fr
link. (29 April 2014 {{in lang). fr
[https://www.habitants.fr/isere-38 Le nom des habitants du 38 - Isère] {{Webarchive. link. (8 December 2015 , habitants.fr)
{{Cassini-Ehess. 1410. Artas
link. (28 September 2022 , INSEE)

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