Hières-sur-Amby
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin | |
| Canton | Charvieu-Chavagneux | |
| Community association | Les Balcons du Dauphiné | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 48 ' N , 5 ° 18' E | |
| height | 193-429 m | |
| surface | 8.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,192 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 137 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38118 | |
| INSEE code | 38190 | |
 Hières-sur-Amby seen from the hill on which the Larina necropolis is located |
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Hières-sur-Amby is a French commune with 1,192 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The inhabitants call themselves Hiérois (m) and Hiéroises (w).
history
The Gallic oppidum Larina was in the area of the tribe of the Allobrogans . After the Roman conquest, this area became a center of Gallo-Roman culture as the province of Gallia Narbonensis . The Larina necropolis , today an archeology park and one of the Monuments historiques, dates from this period . A dedicatory inscription for the Gallo-Roman god Mercurius Vellaunus has been found here. After Rome withdrew, the fortified hilltop settlement Hières-sur-Amby belonged to Burgundy for a while in the Middle Ages . In the Merovingian and Carolingian eras, the place retained its largely rural character. From the 10th century, feudalism penetrated this area as well.
The parish of Hières was first mentioned in 1291 in a land sale document. The hamlets of Marignieu, Saint Étienne and Bourcieu, as well as the stronghold of Hières are known from the year 1300, the castle was later built on a headland to the north of the castle at the exit of the Val d'Amby. This building was burned down during the French Revolution , the current buildings are modern reconstructions.
Until the middle of the 19th century, agriculture and merchant shipping were the basis of the local economy on the Rhône. Two important mills for the surrounding area were located in Bruine ( moulin Violet ) and Avaux ( moulin d'Avaux ). They were in operation until 1926 and were then acquired by the Société de la Soie de Paris (a Parisian silk manufacturer).
Web links
- Hières-sur-Amby on the homepage of the Institut géographique national (accessed June 30, 2012)