Cessy
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Gex | |
| Canton | Gex | |
| Community association | Pays de Gex | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 19 ′ N , 6 ° 4 ′ E | |
| height | 496-583 m | |
| surface | 6.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,856 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 760 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01170 | |
| INSEE code | 01071 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-cessy.fr/ | |
_-_Mairie.jpg) Mairie Cessy |
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Cessy is a French municipality with 4856 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Gex in the Gex arrondissement and is a member of the Pays de Gex community association .
geography
Cessy is located at 525 m , two kilometers southeast of Gex and about 14 kilometers north-northwest of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The former farming village extends in the Pays de Gex , on a slightly south-sloping plateau at the foot of the Jura , in the northern part of the Geneva basin, between the valley lowlands of Journans and Oudar.
The area of the 6.39 km² municipal area covers a section of the Pays de Gex. The central area is occupied by a plateau that rises gently towards the Jura. This plain is bounded by two valleys: in the west by the Journans (in the catchment area of the Allondon ), in the east by the Oudar (tributary of the Versoix ). To the east of the Oudar, the municipal area extends over the continuation of the Jura foot plain as far as the moorland with the Étang de Cessy and the slope of Mont Mourex , a mountain range in front of the Jura. On the plateau below Gex, the highest point of Cessy is reached at 583 m . The tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), part of the European Nuclear Research Center CERN, runs underground in Cessy .
In addition to the actual village, Cessy also includes various hamlets and new housing developments, including:
- Les Hauts de Cessy ( 560 m ) to the north adjoining the village
- Tutegny ( 534 m ) on the lower southern slope of Mont Mourex
Neighboring municipalities of Cessy are Gex in the north, Grilly and Sauverny in the east, Versonnex and Ségny in the south and Échenevex in the west.
history
The municipality of Cessy was already settled during Roman times, which could be proven on the basis of wall foundations (3rd to 4th century) and numerous finds.
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1091 under the name Villa Seyssiacensis . Over time, the spelling changed via Seyssiacus (1110), Sessiaco (1184), Seissiacus (1198), Sessie (1305), Sessier (1400), Sessiez (1497), Cessiez (1573), Seyssi (1660) and Sessy (1730) on the current name Cessy, which is first recorded in writing in 1744. The place name is probably derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Siss (i) us .
Already in pre-Romanesque times there was a church in Cessy, which in 1091 came under the care of the Saint-Claude monastery through a donation. In the Middle Ages , Cessy belonged to the Lords of Gex. Along with this rule, the village came to the Counts of Savoy in the 14th century. Then Cessy shared the eventful history of the Pays de Gex , with which it finally came to France after the conclusion of the Treaty of Lyon in 1601. There was a change of area in 1833 when Échenevex was separated from Cessy and raised to an independent municipality.
Attractions
The Gothic village church from the 13th and 14th centuries stands on the site of the pre-Romanesque church. It was redesigned in the 17th and 19th centuries. The castle originally goes back to a medieval castle and was redesigned several times until the 19th century. The Maison de la Tour dates from the 17th century.
population
With 4856 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Cessy is one of the medium-sized communities in the Ain department. The population has grown significantly since the mid-1960s. Particularly strong growth rates have been registered since the 1980s. Numerous new single-family houses were built outside the old town center. Today the settlement area has grown together almost seamlessly with that of Gex. The local residents of Cessy are called Cessien (ne) s in French .
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 423 | 509 | 770 | 1068 | 1763 | 2287 | 3233 | 4167 |
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Cessy was a predominantly agricultural village. Today there are some small and medium-sized businesses. In the meantime, the village has turned into a residential community thanks to its attractive location. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns of the Pays de Gex or as cross-border commuters in the agglomeration of Geneva.
The place is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located near the main road D1005 (formerly N5 ), which leads from Geneva via Ferney-Voltaire to Gex. Since this road bypasses Cessy in the west, the village center is relieved of through traffic. Other road connections exist with Grilly, Sauverny, Versonnex and Échenevex. The closest connection to the Swiss A1 motorway is around 10 km away. From 1900 to 1932 the Gex-Ferney-Voltaire tram ran through the municipality. Today there is a bus route to Geneva via Ferney-Voltaire.
education
In 1994 the international evangelical center Le Rucher was founded. It serves as a training center for people who care for those in need around the world so that they can do this service competently, effectively and in a healthy and holistic way.
Twin town
Since 1999, Cessy has had a town partnership with Dahlen in Germany.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Cessy - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved June 9, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ↑ Le Rucher Ministries - Equipping people to impact a needy world (English)