Collonges-sous-Salève

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Collonges-sous-Salève
Collonges-sous-Salève coat of arms
Collonges-sous-Salève (France)
Collonges-sous-Salève
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Canton Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Community association Genevois
Coordinates 46 ° 8 '  N , 6 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 8 '  N , 6 ° 9'  E
height 466-1,301 m
surface 6.13 km 2
Residents 3,979 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 649 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 74160
INSEE code 74082
Website www.collonges-sous-saleve.fr

Collonges-sous-Salève
Plaque commemorating the stay of Alphonse de Lamartine and the wedding of Giuseppe Verdi .

Collonges-sous-Salève is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .

geography

Collonges-sous-Salève is located at 500  m , about seven kilometers south of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The village extends on the lower northwest slope of the Salève , east of the Drize , on the edge of the Genevois , in the immediate vicinity of the border with Switzerland .

The area of ​​the 6.13 square kilometers large municipal area includes a section of the Genevois. The north-western border runs in the valley of the Drize, a left tributary of the Arve . From here the community area extends southwards over the initially gentle, later very steep slope of the Grand Salève. Its north-western slope is criss-crossed by several limestone bands and in sections jagged. On the ridge of the Salève, the highest point in Collonges-sous-Salève is reached at 1301  m .

In addition to the original village ( le Bourg d'en haut ), Collonges-sous-Salève also includes the settlements Bas de Collonges ( 480  m ) below the village north of the traffic axes, Les Terrasses de Genève ( 553  m ) and Vovray ( 650  m ) on the northwest slope of the Salève. Neighboring municipalities of Collonges-sous-Salève are Bossey in the north, La Muraz in the east, Archamps in the southwest, and the Swiss municipality of Bardonnex in the northwest.

history

Various finds indicate that the municipality of Collonges-sous-Salève was already settled in the Neolithic and Roman times. The place was first mentioned in writing in 1145 under the name colonica which means something like "land that is cultivated by a settler". In the Middle Ages , Collonges-sous-Salève belonged to the Benedictine Abbey of Talloires . Under the rule of Bern, the Reformation was introduced in the village in 1536 , but the population changed back to the Catholic faith in 1597. In the Treaty of Turin in 1816, the northern part of the municipality was split off with Evordes and assigned to Bardonnex. Another area change was made in 1836 when Archamps became an independent municipality.

population

With 3979 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Collonges-sous-Salève is one of the medium-sized communes in the Haute-Savoie department. The population has continued to grow rapidly since the 1960s. Outside the old town center, numerous single-family houses were built on the promising slope.

Population development
year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009
Residents 1,712 2,319 2,519 2,696 3.163 3,572

Attractions

The village church dates from the 19th century. In this church Giuseppe Verdi married the singer Giuseppina Strepponi on August 29, 1859 .
Of the secular buildings, a castle from the 16th century and a group of buildings from the 17th century should be mentioned.

Economy and Infrastructure

Collonges-sous-Salève was a predominantly agricultural village well into the 20th century . Today there are various small and medium-sized businesses. Numerous workers are commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Geneva-Annemasse area.

The place is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located above the main road D1206, which leads from Annemasse along the Swiss border to Saint-Julien-en-Genevois . The A40 motorway  also crosses the municipality, the next connection is around two kilometers away. In the municipality there were also two stations on the Léaz – Saint-Gingolph line .

Personalities

Web links

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