Neydens
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | |
| Canton | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | |
| Community association | Genevois | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 7 ' N , 6 ° 6' E | |
| height | 500-871 m | |
| surface | 6.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,915 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 275 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74160 | |
| INSEE code | 74201 | |
| Website | www.neydens.fr | |
Neydens is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Neydens is located at 559 m , about nine kilometers south-southwest of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The village extends slightly higher on the southern edge of the Geneva basin, in the Genevois , northwest of the Salève , near the border with Switzerland .
The area of the 6.96 km² municipal area includes a section of the Genevois. The municipal area extends from the valley of the Nant de Feigères (source stream of the Aire ) eastwards over the plateau of Neydens. A narrow strip extends south-east up the relatively gently sloping slope of the Salève. Above the hamlet of Verrières, the highest point in Neydens is reached at 871 m .
In addition to the original village, Neydens has various hamlet settlements, from west to east:
- Mouvis ( 550 m ) east of the Feigères valley
- Les Mouilles ( 560 m ) on the plateau
- La Forge ( 580 m ) on the slope above the village
- Moisin ( 610 m ) on the slope of the Salève
- Verrières ( 700 m ) on the slope of the Salève
Neighboring municipalities to Neydens are Saint-Julien-en-Genevois in the north, Archamps in the east, Beaumont in the south and Feigères in the west.
history
The village is first mentioned in 1179 under the name Noydenz . The place name goes back to the Burgundian personal name Nautha and means something like the people of Nautha . Since the Middle Ages, Neydens was under the rule of Geneva; It was not until 1754 that the place came to Savoy and from then on shared its fate.
Attractions
The current Saint-Laurent church was built in the neo-Gothic style at the beginning of the 20th century . In front of it is a stone cross from around 1800. The Notre Dame de Paix chapel commemorates the sparing of the village from major damage during the Second World War.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 435 |
| 1968 | 455 |
| 1975 | 714 |
| 1982 | 840 |
| 1990 | 957 |
| 1999 | 1,100 |
| 2005 | 1,382 |
With 1915 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Neydens is one of the smaller communities in the Haute-Savoie department. The population has continued to grow rapidly since the 1960s. Numerous single-family houses were built outside the old town center.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Neydens was a predominantly agricultural village. Today there are various small and medium-sized businesses. Numerous workers are commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Geneva-Annemasse area.
The place is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road N201 which leads from Saint-Julien-en-Genevois to Annecy . The closest connection to the A40 and A41 motorways is around 3 km away.
