La Motte-en-Bauges
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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 ° 42 ′ N , 6 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 598-1,474 m | |
| surface | 9.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 498 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 50 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73340 | |
| INSEE code | 73178 | |
| Website | www.la-motte-en-bauges.com | |
La Motte-en-Bauges is a French municipality with 498 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is assigned to the canton of Saint-Alban-Leysse in the Arrondissement of Chambéry .
geography
La Motte-en-Bauges is located at 710 m , about 22 km northeast of the prefecture of Chambéry and 22 km south of the city of Annecy (as the crow flies). The farming village extends in the north-west of the Savoie department, in the Bauges massif , in the wide valley basin of the Chéran at the western foot of Mont Chabert .
The area of the 9.96 km² large municipal area includes a section of the solid mass of the Bauges. The western border runs along the Chéran, which flows here in a wide basin from south to north. From the course of the river, the municipal area extends eastward over the valley floor and the slope of La Motte to the sharp ridge of Mont Chabert , on which the highest elevation of La Motte-en-Bauges is reached at 1475 m . The Mont Chabert is part of a striking mountain range that runs in a north-south direction through the entire Bauges massif. The Mont d'Étrier ( 1404 m ) connects to the north of the ridge . To the north, the municipality extends into the valley of the Ruisseau de Bellecombe (right tributary of the Chéran). 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, La Motte-en-Bauges also includes various hamlet settlements and farms, including:
- Entrèves ( 700 m ) on a ledge above the valley of the Ruisseau de Bellecombe
- Le Rocher ( 680 m ) in the Chéran valley basin
- Les Frénauds ( 680 m ) in the Chéran valley basin
- Les Brunots ( 760 m ) on the lower western slope of Mont Chabert
- La Frénière ( 820 m ) on the western slope of Mont Chabert
- Noiray ( 840 m ) on the western slope of Mont Chabert
Neighboring municipalities of La Motte-en-Bauges are Bellecombe-en-Bauges in the north, Le Châtelard in the south and Lescheraines in the west.
history
La Motte was first mentioned in the 11th century. The place name is derived from the old French word mothe , which means a fortified hill. In the Middle Ages and the Ancien Régime , La Motte was a small lordship that was under the lords of Le Châtelard until the beginning of the 17th century. As part of these lands, the place came in 1689 to the Marquisat des Bauges in Lescheraines. With the Treaty of Turin and the annexation of the Duchy of Savoy to France in 1860, the municipality became part of the newly created department of Savoie.
Attractions
The village church of La Motte-en-Bauges was built in the 19th century. Furthermore, the Manoir des Cerises and the hamlet of Noiray with its characteristic houses in the Savoyard style should be mentioned.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 264 |
| 1968 | 238 |
| 1975 | 218 |
| 1982 | 211 |
| 1990 | 287 |
| 1999 | 310 |
| 2006 | 422 |
| 2011 | 438 |
With 498 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), La Motte-en-Bauges is one of the small communities in the Savoie department. After the number of inhabitants declined in the first half of the 20th century, the population has increased again since the mid-1980s thanks to the beautiful residential area. The local residents of La Motte-en-Bauges are called Mottand (e) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, La Motte-en-Bauges was a village dominated by agriculture and alpine farming. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Alby-sur-Chéran through the Bauges massif to Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny . Another road connection is with Bellecombe-en-Bauges. The closest connection to the A41 motorway is around 23 km away.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b JJ Vernier: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Savoie . Imprimerie Savoisienne, 1896, p. 304, 535 (French, online on BNF [accessed January 19, 2014]).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ La Motte-en-Bauges - 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).