Lullin
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Thonon-les-Bains | |
| Community association | Skin chablais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 17 ′ N , 6 ° 31 ′ E | |
| height | 780-1,530 m | |
| surface | 13.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 799 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 60 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74470 | |
| INSEE code | 74155 | |
Lullin is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Lullin is located at 856 m above sea level, eleven kilometers south-southeast of the city of Thonon-les-Bains and about 30 kilometers east-northeast of Geneva (as the crow flies). The mountain village extends in the central Chablais , in a western side valley of the Vallée du Brevon, in the Savoy Alps between the heights of Mont Forchat in the west and Narmont in the southeast.
The area of the 13.25 km² municipal area covers a section of the northern Savoy Alps. The area is crossed by the valley of the brook Follaz from southwest to northeast. The initially narrow valley widens at Lullin and flows northeast of the village into the Vallée du Brevon. The valley is bounded on its right by the wooded ridge of the Narmont and its northeastern foothills (up to 1364 m). The northwestern valley slope is subdivided by the hollows of various short side streams of the Follaz. Here the area extends up to the ridge of Mont d'Hermone and Mont Forchat, on which the highest point of Lullin is reached at 1530 m. In between, the Col du Feu ( 1117 m ) saddle leads to the Lake Geneva basin. The south-western boundary of the municipality is formed by the Col des Arces ( 1171 m ), which connects to the Vallée Verte, and the forest height of the Bois de la Tarche ( 1329 m ).
From a geological and tectonic point of view, the area around Lullin belongs to the so-called Préalpes (pre-alpine nappes of the Penninic ) and, within it, to the unit of the Préalpes Médianes Plastiques, a soft, plastic sequence of flysch rocks. The oldest rocks come from the Triassic and can be found in the Follaz valley and on Mont Forchat. Otherwise there are mainly calcareous rocks from Lias and Dogger on the heights . Remains of moraines on the valley slopes are evidence of the glaciation during the last ice age.
In addition to the actual village, Lullin has a number of hamlet settlements, including:
- La Siaux ( 825 m ) in the valley of the Follaz
- Pimberty (southern part, 840 m), on the lower southern slope of Mont d'Hermone
- Recullières ( 893 m ) in the Follaz valley
- Haute Cisère ( 1000 m ) at the entrance to the Col de Terramont
- Les Courbes ( 900 m ) in the Chenau valley
- Vauverdanne ( 1025 m ) on the eastern slope of Mont Forchat
- Monterrebout ( 1077 m ) in the Chenau valley on the ascent to the Col des Arces
- Le Coteau ( 1140 m ) east of Mont Forchat
- Le Col ( 1080 m ) on the ascent to the Col du Feu
- Très le Mont ( 1360 m ) on a plateau northeast of Mont Forchat
Neighboring communities of Lullin are Orcier and Vailly in the north, Bellevaux in the east and south and Habère-Poche and Draillant in the west.
history
Finds of tools and other objects suggest that the area of Lullin dates back to the Neolithic around 1200 to 800 BC. Was settled. Lullin is first mentioned in a document in 1078 under the name Lulins . The names de Lullino (1250) and Lullins (1275) come from a later period . The place name is derived from the Gallo-Roman word Lullianum , which is composed of the personal name Lullius and the suffix -anum . Lullin belonged to the Chablais in the Duchy of Savoy . The Chablais was conquered and reformed by the Bernese in 1536, but returned to Savoy as early as 1567, with the population returning to Catholicism. Then Lullin shared the checkered history of Savoy.
Attractions
Notable buildings by Lullin include the village church, the ruins of a 14th century castle and a chapel in the hamlet of Très le Mont.
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1962 | 514 |
| 1968 | 510 |
| 1975 | 515 |
| 1982 | 469 |
| 1990 | 549 |
| 1999 | 604 |
| 2006 | 733 |
With 799 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Lullin is one of the smaller communities in the Haute-Savoie department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1161 people were still counted in 1896), continuous growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Lullin was a village dominated by agriculture and forestry . Today there are various local small businesses, including one in the electrical industry. Many of the employed people are commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area. There are also numerous second homes in Lullin.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares on a connecting road that leads from Thonon-les-Bains via Vailly over the Col de Terramont to Habère-Poche. Another road connection is with Allinges (via the Col du Feu).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Noms de lieux de Suisse romande, Savoie et environs. Retrieved February 28, 2010 .