Faucigny (Haute-Savoie)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville | |
| Canton | Bonneville | |
| Community association | Quatre Rivières | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 7 ' N , 6 ° 21' E | |
| height | 477-1,002 m | |
| surface | 4.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 628 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 128 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74130 | |
| INSEE code | 74122 | |
Faucigny [ fosiɲi ] is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Faucigny is located at about 639 m , northeast of La Roche-sur-Foron , about 20 kilometers southeast of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The village extends from a panoramic location on a terrace on the eastern slope of the Arve in Faucigny .
The area of the 4.92 km² large municipal area includes a section of the lower Arvetal. The area extends from the slope above Contamine-sur-Arve eastwards over the terrace of Faucigny to the adjacent wide ridge that separates the Arve valley from the basin of the Sallaz. On a wooded knoll above La Côte d'Hyot, the highest elevation of Faucigny is reached at 1002 m .
Faucigny's neighboring communities are Peillonnex in the north, Saint-Jean-de-Tholome in the east, Bonneville in the south and Contamine-sur-Arve in the west.
history
Various finds indicate that the municipality of Faucigny was already settled in the Neolithic and Roman times. In the 11th century the place was first mentioned under the name Fulciniaco . The names Falciniacum , Fociniacum and Fossiniacum also appeared later . The place name goes back to the Roman personal name Falcinius .
The castle was founded around 930 on a rocky promontory near Faucigny and became the ancestral seat of the Faucigny rulership , which was powerful from the 11th to the 13th centuries . 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 . After that, Faucigny shared the fate of Savoy .
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste received its current appearance in the 19th century. Ruins have been preserved from the medieval castle of the Lords of Faucigny from the 11th century.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 194 |
| 1968 | 172 |
| 1975 | 201 |
| 1982 | 254 |
| 1990 | 329 |
| 1999 | 413 |
| 2005 | 462 |
With 628 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Faucigny is one of the small communities in the Haute-Savoie department. Since the mid-1970s, thanks to the beautiful residential area, there has been significant population growth. Numerous single-family houses were built outside the old town center.
Economy and Infrastructure
Faucigny was a predominantly agricultural village well into the 20th century . Today there are various local small businesses. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area, but especially in the Geneva-Annemasse area.
The village is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is located on a departmental road that leads from Bonneville to Viuz-en-Sallaz . There are other road links with Contamine-sur-Arve, Marcellaz and Saint-Jean-de-Tholome. The closest connection to the A40 motorway is around 6 km away.
