Douvaine
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Sciez | |
| Community association | Thonon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 18 ′ N , 6 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 421-520 m | |
| surface | 10.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,948 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 564 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74140 | |
| INSEE code | 74105 | |
| Website | www.ville-douvaine.fr | |
Douvaine is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is the capital of the canton of Douvaine. The municipality is located in the Savoie wine-growing region . White wines made from the Gutedel grape variety (known locally as Chasselas ) may be marketed under the protected designation of origin Crépy .
geography
Douvaine is located at 428 m , 16 kilometers northeast of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies), close to the border with Switzerland . The municipality extends over the Bas-Chablais plain, at the north-western foot of Mont de Boisy, south of Lake Geneva .
The area of the 10.54 km² municipal area includes a section of the Bas-Chablais plain with little relief. The plateau, which is around 60 m higher than the lake level of Lake Geneva, is drained to Lake Geneva by the Ruisseau de Chamburaz , Ruisseau des Léchères and Vion , all of which have their headwaters at Douvaine. In the southeast, the community area extends on the slope of Mont de Boisy, where the highest point of Douvaine is reached at 520 m .
Douvaine includes the hamlets of Aubonne ( 428 m ) and Bachelard ( 429 m ) on the plain, as well as Chilly ( 445 m ) and Le Bourg Neuf ( 438 m ) at the foot of Mont de Boisy. Neighboring municipalities of Douvaine are Massongy in the northeast, Ballaison in the east, Loisin in the south and Chens-sur-Léman in the west.
history
The area around Douvaine was already inhabited in Roman times. The place itself probably has its origin in the Burgundian period. In the Middle Ages the market town was called Dovenum .
In the Middle Ages , the region around Douvaine formed a bone of contention between the counties of Savoy, Faucigny and Geneva for a long time, until in 1355 the entire area came to the Count of Savoy . From 1536 to 1567 (Treaty of Lausanne) the area was under the rule of Bern. Douvaine later shared the history of Savoy .
Attractions
The current construction of the village church dates from the 19th century; the Romanesque bell tower (12th century) has been preserved from the previous medieval building. Of the secular buildings, the Manoir Chapuis (1799), the old houses in the village center, the Château de Troches from the 16th and 17th centuries with round towers and a square keep and the Maison forte de Chilly are to be mentioned in an extensive park.
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 1237 |
| 1968 | 1440 |
| 1975 | 2202 |
| 1982 | 2724 |
| 1990 | 3354 |
| 1999 | 3859 |
| 2006 | 4494 |
| 2017 | 5948 |
population
With 5948 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Douvaine is one of the medium-sized municipalities in the Haute-Savoie department. In the last few decades there has been a continuous strong growth in the number of inhabitants. Outside the old village center, extensive single-family house quarters were formed.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Douvaine was a predominantly agricultural village. Viticulture is practiced on the western slope of Mont de Boisy . Today there are various businesses in the local small-scale trade and construction and transport companies as well as trading companies. Many workers are commuters who work in the Thonon-les-Bains region or in the Geneva agglomeration.
The village is on the main road from Geneva to Thonon-les-Bains. The N206 coming from Annemasse joins this main road at Douvaine . Other road connections exist with Chens-sur-Léman and Messery.
