Chevry (Ain)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Gex | |
| Canton | Thoiry | |
| Community association | Pays de Gex | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 17 ' N , 6 ° 2' E | |
| height | 457-580 m | |
| surface | 5.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,812 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 310 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01170 | |
| INSEE code | 01103 | |
| Website | www.ville-chevry.fr | |
_-_Mairie.JPG) Chevry Town Hall ( Mairie ) |
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Chevry is a French commune with 1,812 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
Chevry is located at 495 m , about 13 kilometers northwest of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The former farming village extends in the Pays de Gex , on a promising slightly elevated position at the foot of the Jura , on the edge of the Geneva basin, east of the Allondon valley .
The area of the 5.84 km² municipal area covers a section of the Pays de Gex. The southern part of the area is taken up by the partly forest-covered plain at the foot of the Jura, which is drained by the Grand Journans and the Petit Journans to the southwest to the Allondon. The community area extends northward from the plain to the adjacent Suraz hill ( 529 m ) and the plateau, which gradually rises towards the Jura. The Allondon valley cut into this plateau forms the western boundary. At the height above Naz-Dessous, the highest elevation of Chevry is reached at 580 m .
Various villages and hamlet settlements belong to Chevry, namely:
- Chevry lingerie ( 488 m ) slightly raised on the edge of the level
- Chevry-Dessus ( 510 m ) on a ledge east of the Allondon
- Veraz ( 480 m ) on the edge of the Grand Journans valley
- Naz-Dessous ( 565 m ) on the plateau east of the Allondon
Neighboring municipalities of Chevry are Échenevex in the north, Ségny and Prévessin-Moëns in the east, Saint-Genis-Pouilly in the south and Crozet in the west.
history
Chevry is first mentioned in 1264 under the name Chivriacus . In the course of time the spelling changed via Chivrier (1270), Chivrie (1288), Chivriez (1572) and Chivries (1573) to the current name. The place name probably goes back to the Gallo-Roman surname Caprius and means something like country estate of Caprius (Capriacum).
From the 13th century Chevry formed a parish under the Savigny Abbey. Chevry has belonged to the Lords of Gex since the Middle Ages . Along with this rule, the village came under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy in the 14th century . Chevry then 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. From the 15th century to 1786, local rule was incumbent on the noble family d'Aubonne de Lussery, who originally came from Morges .
Attractions
The parish church in Chevry-Dessous was built in the late Middle Ages in the Gothic style. The Château de Chevry dates from the 15th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 313 |
| 1968 | 346 |
| 1975 | 574 |
| 1982 | 637 |
| 1990 | 733 |
| 1999 | 803 |
| 2006 | 1118 |
| 2011 | 1269 |
With 1,812 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Chevry is one of the smaller communities in the Ain department. Population growth has been marked since the mid-1960s, with particularly strong growth rates being recorded during the early 1970s. Numerous new single-family houses were built outside the old town center. The local residents of Chevry are called Chevryzien (ne) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Chevry was a predominantly agricultural village until well into the 20th century . Today there are some small and medium-sized businesses and Veraz operates fish farming. In the meantime the village has turned into a residential community. 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 on the D984c departmental road from Saint-Genis-Pouilly to Gex . Further road connections exist with Crozet, Échenevex and Maconnex. The closest connection to the Swiss A1 motorway is around ten kilometers away. The former railway line , which ran from Bellegarde-sur-Valserine to Divonne-les-Bains and also served Chevry, was closed. A bus line operates in their place today.
In Chevry there are two primary schools with integrated pre-school classes ( école primaire , one of which is privately owned).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chevry - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved June 21, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).