Bellecombe-en-Bauges
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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 ° 44 ' N , 6 ° 9' E | |
| height | 558-1,880 m | |
| surface | 22.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 668 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73340 | |
| INSEE code | 73036 | |
| Website | www.bellecombe-en-bauges.com | |
Bellecombe-en-Bauges is a French municipality with 668 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Saint-Alban-Leysse in the Arrondissement of Chambéry .
geography
Bellecombe-en-Bauges is located at 840 m , about 26 kilometers northeast of the prefecture of Chambéry and 18 kilometers south of the city of Annecy (as the crow flies). The mountain village extends in the north-west of the Savoie department, in the Bauges massif , on a south-sloping slope at the foot of the Roc des Bœufs , above the Chéran valley basin . It is located within the Regional Nature Park Massif des Bauges (French: Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges ).
The area of the 22.89 km² municipal area includes a heavily reliefed section of the Bauges massif. The main features are the north-south orientated terrain structures. The western part of the municipality is occupied by a wide basin that is drained by the Ruisseau de Bellecombe and its side streams to the Chéran. In the west, the hollow is flanked by the ridge of the Semnoz . In the far south-west, the communal soil extends as far as the Chéran, which leaves the valley basin here and breaks through the edge of the Bauges in the Cluse de Bange .
To the east, the municipal area extends into the headwaters of the Ruisseau de Bellecombe (also Nant de Bellecombe ). This rises on the slopes of the Montagne du Charbon and flows west. It cuts through the north-south oriented chains of Dent du Char ( 1645 m ) and Mont Julioz ( 1673 m ) as well as Roc des Bœufs ( 1774 m ) and Mont Chabert ( 1475 m ). These mountain ranges are characterized by sharp ridges and rugged limestone peaks. The highest point is reached at 1907 m on the Pointe de Banc Plat (part of the Montagne du Charbon).
Bellecombe-en-Bauges includes not only the actual town center, but also various hamlet settlements and farms, including:
- Entrèves ( 700 m ) on a ledge above the valley of the Ruisseau de Bellecombe
- Glapigny ( 760 m ) on a terrace at the eastern foot of the Semnoz
- Broissieux ( 809 m ) on a ledge above the Chéran basin
- Le Villard-Devant ( 940 m ) at the west foot of the Roc des Bœufs
- Le Villard-Derrière ( 930 m ) at the west foot of the Roc des Bœufs
- Mont-Devant ( 1010 m ) in a basin of the Ruisseau de Bellecombe
- Mont-Derrière ( 1030 m ) in a basin of the Ruisseau de Bellecombe
Neighboring municipalities of Bellecombe-en-Bauges are Leschaux , La Chapelle-Saint-Maurice , Entrevernes , Lathuile and Doussard in the north, Chevaline in the east, Doucy-en-Bauges , Le Châtelard , La Motte-en-Bauges and Lescheraines in the south and Arith and Allèves to the west.
history
Bellecombe-en-Bauges was first mentioned in a document in 1232 under the Latinized name Pulchra Comba ; from 1357 the name apud Bellamcombam has been handed down. The place name is made up of the words belle and combe and means something like beautiful valley .
Attractions
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The parish church of Saint-Maurice was built in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style. There is a chapel in Mont-Devant. The ruins of Sangle, the former manor house of Broissieux and the stone bridge Pont du Diable, which spans the Ruisseau de Bellecombe, should also be mentioned. Of the many sawmills that were in operation in the municipality at the beginning of the 20th century, one has been preserved as an industrial monument; it uses the hydropower of the Ruisseau de Bellecombe.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 437 |
| 1968 | 408 |
| 1975 | 398 |
| 1982 | 350 |
| 1990 | 393 |
| 1999 | 454 |
| 2006 | 595 |
| 2016 | 666 |
With 668 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Bellecombe-en-Bauges is one of the small communities in the Savoie department. After the population declined in the first half of the 20th century, the population has increased again since the mid-1980s. The local residents of Bellecombe-en-Bauges are called Bellecombais (es) in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Bellecombe-en-Bauges was a village dominated by agriculture and alpine farming until well into the 20th century . In addition, there are now some local small businesses. Many workers are commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Annecy area .
The village is located away from the larger thoroughfares. Local road links exist with Lescheraines, La Motte-en-Bauges and the Col de Leschaux. The closest connection to the A41 motorway is around 23 kilometers away.
education
There is a primary school ( école primaire ) in Bellecombe-en-Bauges .
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Bellecombe-en-Bauges (French)
- Website of the cultural heritage association ( association du partimoine ) of Bellecombe-en-Bauges (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ JJ Vernier: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Savoie . Imprimerie Savoisienne, 1896, p. 232 (French, online at BNF [accessed January 19, 2014]).
- ↑ A. Gros: Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu de la Savoie . Belley, Imprimerie Aimé Chaduc, 1937, p. 54 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ^ Bellecombe-en-Bauges - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on August 18, 2014 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ^ Complete dossier on Bellecombe-en-Bauges. In: INSEE . Retrieved August 18, 2014 (French).