Cessens
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| local community | Entrelacs | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 48 ' N , 5 ° 53' E | |
| Post Code | 73410 | |
| Former INSEE code | 73062 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Cessens is a commune Déléguée with 416 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the town of Entrelacs in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Chambéry and the canton of Aix-les-Bains-1 . The local residents of Cessens are called Cessanais (es) in French .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the former municipalities of Albens , Cessens , Épersy , Mognard , Saint-Germain-la-Chambotte and Saint-Girod were merged into a commune nouvelle with the name Entrelacs.
geography
Cessens is located at 689 m , near Rumilly , about 25 km north of the city of Chambéry (as the crow flies). The village extends in the western Albanais , in a panoramic position on the eastern slope of the Montagne de Cessens, over the valleys of Albenche and Nephe.
In addition to the actual town center, Cessens also included several hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:
- Les Brus ( 610 m ) on the saddle below Cessens
- Chenet ( 610 m ) on a ledge in the headwaters of the Nephe
- Domian ( 640 m ) on a ledge on the eastern slope of the Montagne de Cessens
- Les Granges ( 590 m ) on a ledge above the valley of the Nephe
- Piollat ( 680 m ) on the eastern slope of the Montagne de Cessens
- La Tour ( 780 m ) on the western slope of the Montagne de Cessens on the road to Col
- Le Carabin ( 750 m ) on the western slope of the Montagne de Cessens
- Sous la Tour ( 700 m ) western part of the main town
Neighboring towns of Cessens are Ruffieux and Moye in the north, Massingy and Albens in the east, Saint-Germain-la-Chambotte in the south and Chindrieux in the west.
history
Cessens is first mentioned in 1120 under the name Sexent . The names Seyssens (1263), Sessani (13th century), Sessens (1356), Sessains , Seyssins (14th century), Sesseno (1399) and Cessin (1528) have come down to us from the following period .
Cessens was the site of the first founding of the Hautecombe monastery , but the monastery was re-established shortly afterwards (1125) at the current location of the Abbaye de Hautecombe on the Lac du Bourget . In the Middle Ages, Cessens established itself as the center of its own rule that was owned by the von Grésy family.
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Laurent was built in 1838 and was last extensively restored in 1983. On the saddle west of the village is the Notre-Dame de la Salette chapel. South of this saddle are two towers from the 13th and 14th centuries that belonged to Château Vieux and Château Neuf, respectively. Both former castles have crumbled into ruins.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 348 |
| 1968 | 335 |
| 1975 | 301 |
| 1982 | 289 |
| 1990 | 320 |
| 1999 | 331 |
| 2006 | 388 |
| 2011 | 413 |
After the population declined in the first half of the 20th century, there has been a slight increase in population since the mid-1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Cessens was a predominantly agricultural village. In addition, there are now various local small businesses. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the Chambéry and Annecy area .
The village is located off the main thoroughfares above a department road that leads from La Biolle to Rumilly. There are further road connections with Albens and Chindrieux. The closest connection to the A41 motorway is around 15 km away.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b JJ Vernier: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Savoie . Imprimerie Savoisienne, 1896, p. 278, 279 (French, online at BNF [accessed January 19, 2014]).
- ↑ Cessens - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on August 26, 2014 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ^ Complete dossier on Cessens. In: INSEE . Retrieved August 26, 2014 (French).