Artas () is a commune in the

Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.

department in the

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region of south-eastern

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Geography

Artas is located some 20 km east by north-east of Vienne and some 8 km south of

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. 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

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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.Google Maps
/ref> 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

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the

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trees from the Artas Forest provided a large part of the wood needed to build the King's

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. Artas was the birthplace of

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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

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Artasiens'' or ''Artasiennes'' in French.Le nom des habitants du 38 - Isère
, habitants.fr

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