Jarsy
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Canton | Saint-Alban-Leysse | |
| Community association | Chambéry Métropole-Cœur des Bauges | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 6 ° 11 ′ E | |
| height | 697-2,210 m | |
| surface | 32.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 267 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73630 | |
| INSEE code | 73139 | |
 Jarsy in winter |
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Jarsy is a French municipality with 267 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Chambéry and the canton of Saint-Alban-Leysse .
geography
Jarsy is located at 843 m , about 22 km northeast of the prefecture of Chambéry and 27 km south of the city of Annecy (as the crow flies). The mountain village extends in the north-west of the Savoie department, in the center of the Bauges massif , in a panoramic position on a terrace around 120 m above the Chéran valley floor , at the southern foot of Mont Trélod .
The area of the 32.68 km² municipal area includes a heavily reliefed section of the Bauges massif. The area takes up part of the headwaters of the Chéran, with the river always forming the southern border. The Chéran rises on the southern slopes of the Pointe de Chaurionde ( 2173 m , easternmost point), first flows through the Vallon de Bellevaux, which is cut deep into the mountains, and receives its inflow from various short streams from remote side valleys. At Jarsy, the Chéran enters the École basin. The Ruisseau de Chérel , whose catchment area belongs entirely to Jarsy, flows here from the northeast . To the north, the municipality extends over the Col de Chérel ( 1495 m ) into the Combe d'Ire valley . These valleys are dominated by the striking limestone peaks of Dent de Pleuven ( 1771 m ; Jarsy's local mountain), Mont Trélod ( 2181 m ), Mont de la Coche ( 2035 m ) and Pointe d'Arcalod (at 2217 m the highest elevation in Jarsy ). The municipality lies within the Regional Nature Park Massif des Bauges (French: Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges ).
In addition to the actual town center, Jarsy also includes various hamlet settlements and farms, including:
- Etre ( 750 m ) in the Chéran valley basin
- Belleville ( 800 m ) above the Ruisseau de Chérel at the foot of the Dent de Pleuven
- Sur Roche ( 900 m ) on a ledge above the Chéran basin
- Précherel ( 980 m ) in the valley of the Ruisseau de Chérel
- Le Coudray ( 920 m ) on the slope above the village
- Carlet ( 800 m ) on the Chéran, at the entrance to the Vallon de Bellevaux
Neighboring municipalities of Jarsy are Chevaline , Doussard , Giez and Faverges-Seythenex in the north, Plancherine , Verrens-Arvey and Tournon in the east, École in the south and La Compôte and Doucy-en-Bauges in the west.
history
Jarsy is first mentioned in 1192 under the name Jarsiacum . Later the names Jargiacum (1216), Jarziacum (1357) and Jarciacum (1360) appeared. The place name probably goes back to the Gallo-Roman personal name Gercius and means something like estate of Gercius . In the Middle Ages, the Hautecombe monastery owned rich land in the municipality.
Attractions
The parish church of Saint-André in Jarsy was built in the 19th century.
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1962 | 247 |
| 1968 | 208 |
| 1975 | 196 |
| 1982 | 166 |
| 1990 | 172 |
| 1999 | 247 |
| 2006 | 294 |
| 2011 | 287 |
With 267 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Jarsy is one of the small communities in the Savoie department. After the population fell sharply in the first half of the 20th century, there has been a significant increase in population since the mid-1980s. The local residents of Jarsy are called Jarselain (e) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Jarsy was primarily a village characterized by agriculture , especially dairy farming and cattle breeding. In addition, there are now some local small businesses and a company that makes sportswear. Some employed people are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located away from the larger thoroughfares. The main access is from École, there are other local road links with Doucy-en-Bauges and La Compôte. The closest connection to the A43 motorway is around 22 km away.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ A. Gros: Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu de la Savoie . Belley, Imprimerie Aimé Chaduc, 1937, p. 236 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ Jarsy - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved September 20, 2014 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).