Conjux
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Canton | Bugey savoyard | |
| Community association | Grand Lac - Lac du Bourget | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 47 ' N , 5 ° 49' E | |
| height | 225-443 m | |
| surface | 1.70 km 2 | |
| Residents | 201 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 118 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73310 | |
| INSEE code | 73091 | |
| Website | www.conjux.fr | |
 Conjux in front of the Lac du Bourget |
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Conjux is a French municipality with 201 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Bugey Savoyard in the Arrondissement of Chambéry .
geography
Conjux is located at 258 m , about 26 kilometers north-northwest of the prefecture of Chambéry and 27 kilometers west-southwest of the city of Annecy (as the crow flies). The village extends in the extreme north-west of the Savoie department, slightly elevated above the west bank of Lac du Bourget , at the foot of the heights of Mont Landard.
The area of the 1.70 km² municipal area includes a section on the west bank of Lac du Bourget. The commune has a lakeshore line of around 3 km, which extends from the outlet of the Canal de Savière southwards to the vicinity of the Saint-Gilles homestead. From the lakeshore, the community area extends westward over a narrow bank edge and the steep slope of Conjux to the adjacent heights of Mont Landard . The highest elevation of Conjux is reached here at 443 m .
In addition to the actual town center, Conjux also includes several hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:
- Portout ( 240 m ) on the north bank of Lac du Bourget, on the Canal de Savière
- La Chatière ( 231 m ) on the banks of Lac du Bourget, adjoining the village to the north
Neighboring communities of Conjux are Chindrieux in the north, Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille in the south and Chanaz in the west.
history
The municipality of Conjux was settled very early. Remains of a pile dwelling settlement from the late Bronze Age have been discovered on the lakeshore near the small harbor . Classified as Monument historique since 2011 , dendrochronological investigations determined felling dates for the wood used from 832 BC. BC to 813 BC Together with the neighboring settlement at Chindrieux , this marks the most recent phase of Bronze Age settlements on Lac du Bourget.
At Portout there was a settlement during Roman times that was the subject of extensive excavations in the 1970s and 80s. Conjux was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century under the name Conziacum . Later the names Congiacum (1481), Conjeu (1723) and Congieux (1729) appeared. The place name comes from the Gallo-Roman family name congius back.
Attractions
The village church of Conjux was built in the 19th century in neo -Gothic style and has a wooden statue of the Madonna and Child from the 14th century. The Saint-Crépin-et-Crépinien chapel dates from the 15th century. Some characteristic old fishermen's houses along the lake shore have been preserved.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 142 |
| 1968 | 125 |
| 1975 | 125 |
| 1982 | 122 |
| 1990 | 126 |
| 1999 | 169 |
| 2006 | 194 |
| 2011 | 187 |
With 201 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Conjux is one of the small communities in the Savoie department. After the population declined in the first half of the 20th century, a significant increase in population has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1990s. The local residents of Conjux are called Conjuxien (ne) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Conjux was a village dominated by agriculture and fishing; these industries have now completely disappeared. Instead, there are now some local small businesses. The employed are commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Aix-les-Bains and Chambéry areas.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Lucey to Chindrieux. Other road connections exist with Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille and the Abbaye de Hautecombe . The closest connection to the A41 motorway is around 23 km away.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Site archéologique de Conjux-le-Port 3 immergé dans le lac du Bourget in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- ↑ A. Gros: Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu de la Savoie . Belley, Imprimerie Aimé Chaduc, 1937, p. 139 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ^ Conjux - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on August 28, 2014 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ^ Complete dossier on Conjux. In: INSEE . Retrieved September 1, 2014 (French).