Chens-sur-Léman
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Sciez | |
| Community association | Thonon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 20 ′ N , 6 ° 16 ′ E | |
| height | 372-439 m | |
| surface | 10.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,776 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 255 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74140 | |
| INSEE code | 74070 | |
| Website | www.chens-sur-leman.fr | |
Chens-sur-Léman is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Chens-sur-Léman is located at 421 m , 17 kilometers north-northeast of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The village extends on a hill above the south bank of Lake Geneva, about opposite the Swiss town of Coppet , on the west side of the Presqu'île du Léman, a wide peninsula that protrudes far into Lake Geneva.
The area of the 10.87 km² municipal area includes a section on the south bank of Lake Geneva, the lakeshore line is approximately 4.6 km. The community area extends from the flat lakeshore south-east over a gently rising slope to the plateau of the Presqu'île du Léman. Here are the vast forests of Bois des Conches and Les Coudriettes . The highest point is reached with 439 m at the height east of the village. The plateau is subdivided by the erosion valleys of the Ruisseau des Léchères , Ruisseau de Chamburaz and Hermance streams . The Hermance (border to Switzerland) and the Ruisseau des Léchères have created a small alluvial cone at their confluence with the lake .
Chens-sur-Léman includes the hamlets of Bléchamp , Vérancy , Véreitre , Lagraie and Collongette (all on the plateau) as well as Chens le Pont ( 380 m ) on the Hermance (border crossing to the Swiss town of Hermance ). Neighboring municipalities of Chens-sur-Léman are Messery in the north, Massongy , Douvaine and Loisin in the east, Veigy-Foncenex in the south and the Swiss Hermance in the southwest.
history
The area around Chens-sur-Léman was inhabited very early. The oldest traces come from five coastal settlements from the Neolithic , which, however, were not systematically excavated. There was also a settlement here during Roman times .
In the Middle Ages , the municipality of Chens-sur-Léman was in a region that was disputed between the Counts of Faucigny, the Counts of Geneva and the Dukes of Savoy. The area was divided into three fiefdoms: the southernmost part with Grésier belonged to the Lords of Faucigny, Servette was subordinate to the Count of Savoy and the Château de Beauregard belonged to the Counts of Geneva.
The community name has also changed over time. Since the Middle Ages the place was called Cusy , from 1860 Cusy-Chens , from 1866 Chens-Cusy and from around 1872 only Chens . The now official name Chens-sur-Léman was introduced by decree in 1953.
Attractions
Chens-sur-Léman has several places of worship: the village church, the Saint-Joseph-du-Lac chapel on the lake shore and the old church of Cusy. The Château de Beauregard, which was built from 1250 and was damaged several times in later times (in 1536 by the Bernese and in 1792 in the wake of the French Revolution), is located in a large park on the lake shore. That is why the castle has undergone major changes several times; The oldest part is the pentagonal keep from the time it was built.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 568 |
| 1968 | 636 |
| 1975 | 835 |
| 1982 | 856 |
| 1990 | 1,063 |
| 1999 | 1,274 |
| 2006 | 1,656 |
With 2,776 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Chens-sur-Léman is one of the smaller communities in the Haute-Savoie department. In the last few decades the population has grown rapidly. There are numerous second homes outside the village near the lake shore.
Economy and Infrastructure
Chens-sur-Léman was a predominantly agricultural village well into the 20th century . Today there are numerous employed people who work in the surrounding larger towns and sometimes commute to Geneva.
The place has a small port near Tougues and is connected to the other maritime communities and the city of Geneva by passenger shipping. Chens-sur-Léman is off the major thoroughfares but is easy to get to from Douvaine . Further connections exist with Yvoire and Hermance .
