Contamine-sur-Arve
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville | |
| Canton | Bonneville | |
| Community association | Faucigny-Glières | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 6 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 423-697 m | |
| surface | 6.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,083 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 301 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74130 | |
| INSEE code | 74087 | |
| Website | www.contamine-sur-arve.fr | |
Contamine-sur-Arve is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Contamine-sur-Arve is located at around 450 m , north of La Roche-sur-Foron , about 18 kilometers southeast of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The village extends slightly higher on the eastern edge of the broad valley plain of the Arve in Faucigny , west of the ridge of Faucigny.
The area of the 6.92 km² municipal area includes a section of the lower Arvetal. The western border runs along the Arve, which flows through a wide gravel bed here at the exit from the Savoy Alps . Large parts of the river course are designed close to nature to natural and have characteristic bank edge vegetation. From the Arve, the community area extends eastward over the valley floodplain and the adjacent, mostly relatively gently sloping slope to the ridge of Faucigny, on which the highest elevation of Contamine-sur-Arve is reached at 697 m .
In addition to the original village, Contamine-sur-Arve also includes several settlements and hamlets, including:
- Findrol ( 475 m ) at a crossroads on the plateau northeast of the Arve
- Pouilly ( 461 m ) on the eastern slope of the Arve valley
- Perraz ( 605 m ) on the western slope of the ridge of Faucigny
Neighboring communities of Contamine-sur-Arve are Fillinges in the north, Marcellaz , Peillonnex and Faucigny in the east, Bonneville and Arenthon in the south and Scientrier and Nangy in the west.
history
The municipality of Contamine-sur-Arve was settled in Roman times.
The first written mention of the place took place in 1119 under the name Condominium (meaning jointly administered property ). The village developed next to the Cluniac priory of Sainte-Marie, founded in 1083. In the Middle Ages , Contamine-sur-Arve was part of the Faucigny domain. As part of the Dauphiné, the place came to France in 1349, but was given to the Counts of Savoy in an exchange of countries in the Treaty of Paris in 1355 . Thereafter, Contamine-sur-Arve shared the fate of Savoy . The priory was devastated by the Geneva and their allies during the Savoy War in 1589.
Attractions
The current parish church and former priory church of Sainte-Foy is an important sight. It served as the burial place of the Lords of Faucigny. The church received its present form when it was rebuilt in 1295; Later, several conversions and restorations were made. Most of the convent buildings date from the 17th century and are now home to the Lycée Professionnel Agricole.
On a terrace on the slope above Contamine-sur-Arve, the Château de Villy stands on the site of a castle built in the 11th century by the Lords of Faucigny. The castle, which dates from the 16th century, was later rebuilt and only got its current appearance at the end of the 19th century. It has a mighty square tower.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 648 |
| 1968 | 727 |
| 1975 | 837 |
| 1982 | 882 |
| 1990 | 1,125 |
| 1999 | 1,343 |
| 2006 | 1,512 |
With 2083 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Contamine-sur-Arve is one of the smaller communities in the Haute-Savoie department. Since the beginning of the 1970s, thanks to the beautiful residential area, there has been significant population growth. Numerous single-family houses were built, especially in the Pouilly area.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Contamine-sur-Arve was a predominantly agricultural village. Viticulture is practiced on the sun-exposed slopes above the village . Today there are various small and medium-sized businesses. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area, but especially in the Geneva-Annemasse area. Contamine-sur-Arve is the location of an agricultural vocational school (Lycée Professionnel Agricole).
The place is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main N205 road from Annemasse to Bonneville. The closest connection to the A40 motorway is around four km away.
