Évires
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| local community | Fillière | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Annecy | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 2 ' N , 6 ° 13' E | |
| Post Code | 74570 | |
| Former INSEE code | 74120 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Évires is a village and a former French village with 1,443 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It was part of the Arrondissement of Annecy and the canton of Annecy-le-Vieux .
With effect from January 1, 2017, the previously independent municipalities of Aviernoz , Évires , Les Ollières , Saint-Martin-Bellevue and Thorens-Glières were merged into a Commune nouvelle with the name Fillière and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Thorens-Glières.
geography
Évires is located at 825 m , about 18 kilometers north-northeast of the city of Annecy (as the crow flies). The scattered settlement extends on the high plateau of Bornes, above the Daudens valley, between the Salève in the north-west and the Bornes Alps in the south-east, in the east of Genevois . The southern part of the area is drained by the Daudens and its side streams in wooded erosion valleys to the southwest to the Fier . To the north, the area extends to the wide, predominantly meadowland high plateau of Bornes. In the far north lies the headwaters of the Foron , a left tributary of the Arve .
There are also numerous hamlet settlements and farmsteads in the surrounding area, including:
- Daudens ( 720 m ) on the southern side of the Daudens valley
- Jouvenet ( 780 m ) on the northern slope of the Daudens
- Pralet ( 790 m ) on the edge of the Bornes plateau
- Pré Magnoux ( 810 m ) on the high plateau
- Gonin ( 820 m ) on the high plateau
- Marmiton ( 825 m ) on the high plateau
- Le Villard ( 830 m ) on the high plateau
- Le Chaumet ( 886 m ) on the high plateau
Neighboring towns of Évires are Arbusigny and La Chapelle-Rambaud in the north, Etaux and La Roche-sur-Foron in the east, Thorens-Glières in the south and Groisy and Menthonnex-en-Bornes in the west.
history
The area around Évires was already settled in prehistoric times, which has been proven by various finds, including a bronze bracelet. However, Évires was first mentioned in a document in 1275. The place name goes back to the old French word eve (water).
Attractions
The village church of Évires was built in the neo-Gothic style. There are two museums here, namely the Musée de l'Outil (tool museum) and the Musée de poterie traditionnelle savoyarde (traditional pottery).
population
| year | Residents |
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| 1962 | 705 |
| 1968 | 637 |
| 1975 | 651 |
| 1982 | 776 |
| 1990 | 943 |
| 1999 | 1,061 |
| 2004 | 1,259 |
In the first half of the 20th century the population decreased continuously (in 1901 Évires counted 1259 inhabitants just like in 2004). Since the mid-1970s, however, a significant increase in population has been recorded.
Economy and Infrastructure
Évires is still a predominantly agricultural village today . There are also some local small businesses. Some of the workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the Geneva-Annemasse and Annecy area .
The village is off the main thoroughfares, but can be easily reached from the main road N203 , which leads from Annecy over the Bornes plateau to La Roche-sur-Foron . The closest connection to the A41 motorway , which crosses the area, is around ten kilometers away. Évires also owned a train station on the Aix-les-Bains – Annemasse line .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ adoption PREF / DRCL / BCLB-2016-0034 prefecture establishing the commune nouvelle Fillière from May 27, 2016