Aramon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France near Avignon. Aramon was the birthplace of Henri Pitot, hydraulic enginee…Aramon is a commune in the Gard department in southern France near Avignon. Aramon was the birthplace of Henri Pitot, hydraulic engineer and inventor of the Pitot tube, and Shirine Boukli, Olympic judoka. International footballer Younès Belhanda was born in nearby Avignon and raised in Aramon.