Chézery forens
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Gex | |
| Canton | Thoiry | |
| Community association | Pays de Gex | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 13 ' N , 5 ° 52' E | |
| height | 435-1,692 m | |
| surface | 46.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 467 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01410 01200 for Menthières |
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| INSEE code | 01104 | |
| Website | www.chezery.fr | |
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Chézery-Forens is a French municipality with 467 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Thoiry in the Gex arrondissement and is a member of the Pays de Gex municipal association .
geography
Chézery-Forens is located at 585 m , about 22 kilometers west of the city of Geneva and 49 km east of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse (as the crow flies). The double community extends in the French Jura in the longitudinal valley of the Valserine , which here forms an open valley basin, at the southern foot of the Crêt de Chalam .
The area of the 46.57 km² large municipal area includes a section of the Upper Jurassic. The area is traversed from northeast to southwest by the Valserine (right tributary of the Rhone ). In the area of Chézery and Forens, the valley opens into a wide basin with a flat valley floor that is almost a kilometer wide. The Valserine enters this valley widening through the Défilé de Sous-Balme gorge, which is accompanied by steep rock faces, and leaves it through another narrow passage.
On its west side, the Valserine valley is flanked by the wooded ridges of Haute Crête ( 1415 m ), Montagne des Moines ( 1408 m ), Crêt de Chalam ( 1545 m ) and Crêt au Merle ( 1448 m ). To the east of the valley rises the Haute Chaîne, the highest chain of the Jura. From a structural geological point of view, it forms an anticline consisting of rock layers that were deposited during the upper Jurassic period . The apex of this anticline was broken open by the erosion work and a large part of the western flank was removed. The structure can still be recognized today by means of the rock faces of the Roche Franche near Reculet and the steep rock face of the main crest, which slopes to the west. At 1692 m , the highest point of the Chézery-Forens is reached on a pre-summit south of the Reculet. To the south, the municipal area extends over the Montagne du Crêt ( 1160 m ) and the Mulde von Menthières to the ridge of the Grand Crêt d'Eau (up to 1534 m ). The municipality of Chézery-Forens is part of the Haut-Jura Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura ) and the Haute Chaîne du Jura nature reserve .
The dual community of Chézery-Forens consists of several villages, hamlets and farms, namely:
- Chézery ( 585 m ) on the Valserine
- Forens ( 602 m ) on the western edge of the Valserine valley
- Le Grand Essert ( 580 m ) on the eastern edge of the valley
- L'Eperry ( 750 m ) on the slope above Chézery
- Rosset ( 735 m ) on the eastern slope of the Valserine
- La Rivière ( 710 m ) at the west foot of the Reculet below the Roche Franche
- Menthières ( 1010 m ), a small winter sports resort in a hollow northwest of the Grand Crêt d'Eau
Neighboring municipalities of Chézery-Forens are La Pesse , Bellecombe and Lélex in the north, Thoiry , Saint-Jean-de-Gonville , Péron and Farges in the east, Confort in the south and Montanges and Champfromier in the west.
history
Chézery is first mentioned in a document at the beginning of the 13th century under the name Chesiriacus . Over time, the spelling changed from Cheysiriacus (1329), Cheysirier (1344), Cheyserie (1365), Chissirier (1397), Cheiserier (1572), Cheysery (1675) and Cheiseri (1690) to Chezery (1790).
In the 12th century, the Count of Savoy left the central section of the Valserine valley to the Cistercian order , whose monks made the valley section arable and in 1140 founded the Chézery monastery . The monastery was destroyed by Geneva troops in 1590. With the Treaty of Lyon , the area was divided in 1601: the western part with Forens went to France, while Chézery came under the sovereignty of Savoy. As a result, the monastery was rebuilt. It was not until 1760 that Chézery was also awarded France with the Treaty of Turin. Chézery and Forens formed two separate communities from 1790. The monastery church was finally destroyed by fire in 1802.
In the 18th century the watch industry found its way into the valley, which over time led to overpopulation. When not all residents found a livelihood in watchmaking or in agriculture, there were large waves of emigration in the 19th century. In 1962 the parishes of Chézery and Forens merged to form today's dual parish.
Attractions
The current village church was built in Chézery in 1648 and contains frescoes from the 17th century and a statue of St. Roland. Only a few buildings from the 17th century have survived from the former Cistercian monastery (today used as a hotel). At the Fontaine-Bénite is the Saint-Roland chapel (also from the 17th century).
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 502 |
| 1968 | 436 |
| 1975 | 362 |
| 1982 | 337 |
| 1990 | 357 |
| 1999 | 369 |
| 2006 | 399 |
| 2011 | 449 |
With 467 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Chézery-Forens is one of the small communities in the Ain department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century, a slight population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1980s. The local residents of Chézery-Forens are called Chézerand (e) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Chézery-Forens was a village dominated by agriculture and forestry. Today there are some local small businesses. Many workers are commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area, mainly in Bellegarde-sur-Valserine.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on the D991 department road, which leads from Bellegarde-sur-Valserine to Mijoux . Another road connection is with Champfromier. The closest connection to the A40 motorway is around 22 kilometers away.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. 114, 178 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).
- ↑ a b Chézery-Forens - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved June 21, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )