Fillinges
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | |
| Canton | Bonneville | |
| Community association | Quatre Rivières | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 9 ' N , 6 ° 21' E | |
| height | 473-1,287 m | |
| surface | 11.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,413 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 292 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74250 | |
| INSEE code | 74128 | |
| Website | www.fillinges.fr | |
Fillinges is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Fillinges is located at 557 m , about 16 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The village extends in western Faucigny , on a plateau bordered by the Menoge and Foron rivers , on the eastern edge of the Arve valley , south of the ridge of Les Voirons .
The area of the 11.67 km² municipal area includes a section of the Faucigny. The central part of the area is occupied by the Fillinges plateau, which is bordered by the Menoge to the north and the Foron to the south. The valleys of both rivers, which unite on the western edge of the municipality, are deepened around 30 m into the surroundings. The community area extends to the south-west into the Arve valley. To the north of the Menoge, the area stretches across the wooded slopes of Les Voirons to the chapel below the Le Pralère summit . Here the highest point of Fillinges is reached with 1303 m . In the east, the municipal ban extends to the foot of Mont de Vouan .
In addition to the actual center, Fillinges includes various hamlet settlements, including:
- Zonzier ( 533 m ) on the plateau between the Arve and Foron valleys
- Couvette ( 520 m ) on the Foron
- La Plaine ( 540 m ) on the plateau between the Foron and Menoge valleys
- Arpigny ( 560 m ) at the foot of the Marcellaz ridge
- Bonnaz ( 585 m ) on the plateau south of the Foron
- Le Pont de Fillinges ( 555 m ) at the crossroads between two bridges over the Menoge and the Foron
- Chez les Bourguignons ( 600 m ) at the western foot of the Mont de Vouan
- Juffly ( 682 m ) on the southern slope of Les Voirons
- Chez Radlet ( 690 m ) at the entrance to the Vallée Verte
- Chez Pilloux ( 740 m ) on the southern slope of Les Voirons
- Mijouet ( 659 m ) at the entrance to the Vallée Verte
Neighboring municipalities of Fillinges are Lucinges and Saint-André-de-Boëge in the north, Viuz-en-Sallaz and Marcellaz in the east, Ayse and Contamine-sur-Arve in the south and Nangy and Bonne in the west.
history
The municipality of Fillinges was already populated during the Neolithic and Roman times. The place was first mentioned in a document in 1012 under the name Filennio . Later, the names Fillingiaco , Fillingio (1039), Filinco (1119) and Filingium (1196) appeared. The place name goes back to the Burgundian personal name Filo (short form of Filibertus ) and means something like the people of Filo.
In the Middle Ages , Fillinges 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 . After that, Fillinges shared the fate of Savoy .
Attractions
The village church with a high spire was built in the neo-Gothic style.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 1,054 |
| 1968 | 1,133 |
| 1975 | 1,508 |
| 1982 | 1,619 |
| 1990 | 2.005 |
| 1999 | 2,441 |
| 2006 | 2,893 |
With 3413 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Fillinges is one of the medium-sized communes in the Haute-Savoie department. Since the beginning of the 1960s, there has been a continuous strong population growth. Outside of the old village center and on the southern slope of Les Voirons, numerous single-family house quarters have emerged.
Economy and Infrastructure
Fillinges was a predominantly agricultural village well into the 20th century . Today there are various local small and medium-sized businesses as well as construction and trading companies. A larger industrial area was built near the motorway junction. Numerous workers are commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Geneva-Annemasse area.
The village is away from the major thoroughfares, but is still well developed. The closest connection to the A40 motorway is around 4 km away. At Le Pont de Fillinges, the roads from Annemasse to Taninges and from the Arvetal over the Col de Cou to Thonon-les-Bains cross .
