Massongy
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains | |
| Canton | Sciez | |
| Community association | Thonon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 19 ′ N , 6 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 398-680 m | |
| surface | 9.81 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,494 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 152 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74140 | |
| INSEE code | 74171 | |
| Website | www.massongy.fr | |
Massongy is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Massongy is located at 428 m , 13 kilometers west-southwest of the city of Thonon-les-Bains (as the crow flies). The municipality extends in the Bas-Chablais plain, at the northern foot of Mont de Boisy, south of Lake Geneva .
The area of the 9.81 km² municipal area includes a section of Bas-Chablais. The main part of the area lies on the plateau, which slopes slightly to the north. In the north, the municipality extends to the Vion , a tributary of Lake Geneva, and into the Bois Couti ( 439 m ). To the south, the community area extends up the slope of Mont de Boisy, where the highest elevation of Massongy is reached at 690 m .
Massongy includes the hamlets of Les Grandes Conches ( 434 m ) and Sous Étraz ( 420 m ) in the plain and Les Rottes ( 460 m ) at the foot of Mont de Boisy. Neighboring municipalities of Massongy are Messery and Excenevex in the north, Sciez in the east, Ballaison in the south and Douvaine and Chens-sur-Léman in the west.
history
The area around Massongy was already inhabited in Roman times. Numerous remains (coins, brick and ceramic fragments, wall foundations, graves) from that period have been found near the village and along the important traffic route south of Lake Geneva, which passed the area.
The place name appears for the first time as a massier in the documents in the 14th century . The names Massongiacus and Massongier have been handed down from a later period . Presumably the name is derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Massonius and therefore means estate of Massonius .
Attractions
The village church originally dates from the 12th century. The bell tower and the nave underwent a major renovation in 1822. The rectory was rebuilt in 1838. The Château de Quincy, built as a castle in the Middle Ages, was demolished in the 19th century and replaced by the current building.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 513 |
| 1968 | 474 |
| 1975 | 605 |
| 1982 | 717 |
| 1990 | 1,035 |
| 1999 | 1,146 |
With 1,494 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Massongy is one of the smaller communities in the Haute-Savoie department. In the last few decades the population has grown steadily. Outside of the old village center and on the promising hillside locations on Mont de Boisy, larger single-family houses were built.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Massongy was a predominantly agricultural village. Massongy is located in the Savoie wine-growing region . White wines made from the Altesse grape variety (locally called Roussette ) may be marketed under the protected designation of origin Roussette de Savoie . The AOC Vin de Savoie applies to white wines of other grape varieties and red wines .
Today there are various local small businesses. Many workers are commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns or in the agglomeration of Geneva.
The village is on the N5 main road from Geneva to Thonon-les-Bains. Further road connections exist with Ballaison, Messery and Yvoire .
