west . ▁The ▁A 7 ▁autor oute ▁( E 1 5 ) ▁also ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁commune ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁exit ▁in ▁or ▁near ▁the ▁commune . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁bel t ▁of ▁forest ▁through ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁commune ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁commune ▁is ▁far ml and ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁large ▁resident ial ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁Var è ze ▁river ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁commune ▁from ▁east ▁to ▁west ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Rh ône ▁at ▁Saint - Al ban - du - R h ône . ▁The ▁Canal ▁du ▁Mou lin ▁branches ▁from ▁the ▁Var è ze ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁commune ▁and ▁continues ▁west ▁south ▁of ▁and ▁parallel ▁to ▁it . ▁The ▁Su zon ▁river ▁flows ▁from ▁the ▁west ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Var è ze ▁and ▁joins ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁commune . ▁ ▁Ne igh bour ing ▁communes ▁and ▁villages ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁A uber ives ▁is ▁very ▁old ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁communes ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁canton . ▁The ▁name ▁A uber ives ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁R ip a ▁Al ba ▁meaning ▁" White ▁Sh ore " ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁soil ▁of ▁ka olin ▁which ▁was ▁formerly ▁used ▁by ▁pot ters . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁vest ige ▁is ▁the ▁" Gre at ▁Bor ne ": ▁a ▁b ould er ▁rolled ▁by ▁gla ci ers ▁to ▁the ▁cross ro ads ▁of