La Compote
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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 ° 40 ′ N , 6 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 662-1,954 m | |
| surface | 7.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 257 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73630 | |
| INSEE code | 73090 | |
| Website | www.lacompote.info | |
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La Compôte even Compôte-en-Bauges called, is a French municipality with 257 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is assigned to the Arrondissement of Chambéry and the canton of Saint-Alban-Leysse .
geography
La Compôte is located at 715 m , about 22 km northeast of the prefecture of Chambéry (as the crow flies). The village extends in the north-west of the Savoie department, in the center of the Bauges massif , in a valley basin at the mouth of the Ruisseau du Grand Nant in the Chéran , at the south-west foot of Mont Trélod .
The area of the 7.57 km² municipal area includes a section of the solid mass of the Bauges. The central part is taken up by the valley of the Chéran, which is around 1 km wide. The valley of the Grand Nant flows here from the north, and a small side valley from the south. The municipal area extends into this southern side valley and reaches the highest elevation of La Compôte at 1954 m at the height north of the summit of the Grand Colombier . The municipality lies within the Regional Nature Park Massif des Bauges (French: Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges ).
La Compôte includes the hamlet of La Taillette ( 690 m ) in the valley south of the Chéran and a few individual farms. Neighboring municipalities of La Compôte are Doucy-en-Bauges in the north, Jarsy in the east, École and Aillon-le-Vieux in the south and Le Châtelard in the west.
history
La Compôte is first mentioned in a document in 1090 under the name Composta ; from 1432 the name Composte has been handed down. The name probably goes back to a personal name. Until the end of the Ancien Régime, La Compôte belonged to the Bauges rule.
Attractions
The village church of Sainte-Catherine was built in the 19th century. The Saint-Bernard chapel, which dates back to the 17th century, stands on a promontory south of the village.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 387 |
| 1968 | 327 |
| 1975 | 259 |
| 1982 | 241 |
| 1990 | 249 |
| 1999 | 217 |
| 2006 | 211 |
| 2011 | 228 |
With 257 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), La Compôte is one of the small communities in the Savoie department. After the population fell sharply in the first half of the 20th century, stagnation has been recorded in recent years. The local residents of La Compôte are called Compôtain (e) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, La Compôte was a village dominated by agriculture , especially dairy farming and cattle breeding. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. Some employed people are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares, close to a departmental road that leads from Alby-sur-Chéran through the Bauges massif to Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny . Other road links exist with Doucy-en-Bauges and Jarsy.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ A. Gros: Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu de la Savoie . Belley, Imprimerie Aimé Chaduc, 1937, p. 138 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ La Compôte - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved September 23, 2014 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ^ Complete dossier on La Compôte. In: INSEE . Retrieved September 23, 2014 (French).