Bassens (Savoie)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Canton | Saint-Alban-Leysse | |
| Community association | Chambéry Métropole-Cœur des Bauges | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 35 ' N , 5 ° 56' E | |
| height | 280-564 m | |
| surface | 3.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,466 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,436 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73000 | |
| INSEE code | 73031 | |
| Website | www.bassens-savoie.fr | |
.JPG) General view of Bassens towards the south-east |
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Bassens is a French municipality with 4466 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Bassens lies at 320 m above sea level. M. , about 2 km northeast of the city of Chambéry (air line). The village extends in the west of the Savoie department, on the southern edge of the Bauges massif and at the foot of the Mont, in the valley furrow of Chambéry.
The area of the 3.11 km² municipal area includes a section of the Chambéry valley. The southern border runs in the area of the Leysse , which flows through the valley furrow of Chambéry created by ice age glaciers and drains the area to the west to Lac du Bourget . From the valley level, the community area extends northward over the slope of Bassens to the hill of Mont , at 530 m the highest elevation in Bassens. This hill forms the southern branch of the Mont Revard chain and extends as a rocky crossbar far into the valley.
Neighboring communities of Bassens are Saint-Alban-Leysse in the east, Barberaz in the south and Chambéry in the west.
history
The municipality of Bassens was already settled during Roman times, which has been proven by various finds.
Basens is first mentioned in a document around 1100 under the name Ecclesia de Basinis . Over time, the spelling changed from Baisins (12th century) to Bacins (1224), Bassinum (1234), Bassin (1675) to Bassins (1732). The place name goes back to the Burgundian personal name Basso and means something like that of the people of Basso . In the Middle Ages, Basens was the center of the Bressieu rule. In Basens there was a priory that was dependent on the Sainte-Chapelle in Chambéry.
Attractions
The parish church was built in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style. Some remains of the former priory have been preserved. Bressieux Castle dates back to the 16th century; It received its present form with two round towers during the renovation in the 18th century. Today it is part of the Psychiatric Hospital and is partly inscribed as a monument historique . The former lordly seat of Lambert has been redesigned several times.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 3,009 |
| 1968 | 3,548 |
| 1975 | 4.016 |
| 1982 | 3,625 |
| 1990 | 3,577 |
| 1999 | 3,503 |
With 4,466 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Bassens is one of the medium-sized communities in the Savoie department. A marked increase in population was recorded until the mid-1980s. Since then the number of inhabitants has decreased slightly again. Bassens belongs to the Chambéry agglomeration. Today the settlement area has grown together seamlessly with that of the neighboring communities of Chambéry, Barberaz and Saint-Alban-Leysse.
Economy and Infrastructure
Up until the 20th century, Bassens was mainly a village characterized by agriculture , especially viticulture . Viticulture still plays a certain role on the sunny slopes above the village. In the past few decades, several commercial and industrial zones have emerged on the valley floor. Various construction and transport companies, trading companies, service companies and shops have settled here. Bassens is the location of the Psychiatric Hospital of the Savoie Department.
The village is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is located near the department road and the former national road D1006, which leads from Lyon via Chambéry to Modane . Further road connections exist with Saint-Alban-Leysse and Verel-Pragondran. The closest connection to the A43 motorway is around 2 km away.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c JJ Vernier: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Savoie . Imprimerie Savoisienne, 1896, p. 224 (French, online on BNF [accessed January 19, 2014]).
- ↑ Psychiatric hospital in Castle Bressieux in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Basens - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved August 18, 2014 (French).