Prévessin-Moëns
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Gex | |
| Canton | Saint-Genis-Pouilly | |
| Community association | Pays de Gex | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 15 ′ N , 6 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 419-486 m | |
| surface | 12.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,233 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 682 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01280 | |
| INSEE code | 01313 | |
| Website | prevessin-moens.fr | |
Prevessin-Moens is a French municipality with 8233 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Saint-Genis-Pouilly in the Gex arrondissement and is a member of the Pays de Gex municipal association .
geography
Prévessin-Moëns is located at 470 m , about nine kilometers northwest of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The double community, consisting of two former farming villages, extends in the Pays de Gex , on a broad ridge in the Geneva basin modeled by the Ice Age Rhone glacier , near the foot of the Jura , near the state border with Switzerland .
The area of the 12.07 km² municipal area covers a section of the Pays de Gex. The central part of the area, which is only slightly in relief, is occupied by a broad ridge that merges northward into the plain at the foot of the Jura. To the south, the municipal ban extends to the edge of the Ferney-Voltaire plain. This southern part is drained to the nearby Lake Geneva by a side stream of the Gobé . To the north the parish extends into the plain at the foot of the Jura, which is drained by the Lion to the Allondon . At 483 m , the highest point in Prévessin-Moëns is reached at Moëns. The area extends in a narrow strip to the southwest into the extensive forest of the Bois Tollot.
The double municipality is made up of the two villages Prévessin ( 472 m ) and Moëns ( 461 m ), both located on the ridge, as well as several hamlets and new housing developments, including:
- Magny ( 435 m ) on the edge of the Ferney-Voltaire plain
- Les Molands ( 440 m ) below Moëns
- Les Pugins ( 445 m ) south of Prévessin
- Vesegnin ( 465 m ) in the valley of the Lion
- Brétigny ( 466 m ) on the plain at the foot of the Jura
Neighboring communities of Prévessin-Moëns are Saint-Genis-Pouilly in the west, Chevry and Ségny in the north, Ornex in the east, Ferney-Voltaire in the southeast and the Swiss communities Meyrin and Satigny in the south.
history
Prévessin was first mentioned in a document in 1257 under the name Privissins. Over time, the spelling changed via Privissin (1307), Previssins (1332), Privisins (1369), Privissinus (1389) and Prevessin (1526) to the present name Prévessin, which has been recorded in writing since 1734. Moëns appears as Moyns in the documents as early as 1211. According to this, the names Moynx (1236), Mouins (1267), Moynum (1436), Moyn (1526) and Moingz (1573) have been handed down. The place name goes back to the Burgundian personal name Modo and with the suffix -ens means something like 'among the people of Modo'.
A priory was founded in Prévessin in the 12th century by the Payerne monastery . The prior also ruled over the village. In the 14th century the area became dependent on the Lords of Gex. Along with this rule, Prévessin and Moëns came under the suzerainty of the Counts of Savoy in the 14th century . After that, both villages shared the eventful history of the Pays de Gex , with which they finally came to France after the conclusion of the Treaty of Lyon in 1601. On January 1, 1975, Prévessin and Moëns merged to form today's dual community.
Attractions
The village church de l'Assomption in Prévessin was rebuilt in the 17th century using parts of the previous building and redesigned in the 18th century. Only a few remains of the former priory have survived, including a tower from the 14th century. In Moëns and Vesegnin there are former manor houses.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 569 |
| 1968 | 743 |
| 1975 | 1509 |
| 1982 | 2240 |
| 1990 | 3723 |
| 1999 | 4261 |
| 2006 | 4811 |
| 2011 | 6806 |
With 8,233 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Prévessin-Moëns is one of the larger municipalities in the Ain department. The population has grown significantly since the mid-1960s. Particularly strong growth rates were registered during the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, the population has almost quintupled. Numerous new single-family houses were built outside the old town center. Today the settlement area has grown together almost seamlessly with that of Ornex and Ferney-Voltaire. The local residents of Prévessin-Moëns are called Prévessinois (es) in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Prévessin-Moëns was a predominantly agricultural village well into the 20th century . Today there are various small and medium-sized businesses. Part of the research and laboratory buildings of CERN are located in the municipality . In the meantime the village has transformed into a residential community with several residential areas. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns of the Pays de Gex or as cross-border commuters in the agglomeration of Geneva.
The place is well developed in terms of traffic. It is close to the D35, which leads from Ferney-Voltaire to Saint-Genis-Pouilly. Further road connections exist with Ornex, Chevry and Meyrin. The closest connection to the Swiss A1 motorway is around five kilometers away. The nearby Genève-Cointrin Airport is also easily accessible.
Prévessin is served by a SNCF bus line, which connects Sauverny with Bellegarde-sur-Valserine station , where there is a connection to the TGV to Paris . In addition, the O bus of Transports publics genevois has been operating since February 2011 , which connects Meyrin Gravière, where there is a connection to the Geneva tram , with the Lycée international de Ferney-Voltaire .
In Prévessin-Moëns there is a state pre-school ( école maternelle ), three primary schools ( école élémentaire ), one of which is privately owned, and a comprehensive school ( collège ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ Prévessin-Moëns - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved June 21, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ↑ Press release: O et T Deux nouvelles lignes de bus transfrontalières ( Memento of the original of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 28 February 2011, on ain.fr
