Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Canton | Bugey savoyard | |
| Community association | Yenne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 41 ′ N , 5 ° 49 ′ E | |
| height | 295-1,443 m | |
| surface | 12.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 813 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 64 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73170 | |
| INSEE code | 73245 | |
| Website | www.saintjeandechevelu.fr | |
.JPG) View of the community from its highest point, the Molard Noir . |
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Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu is a French municipality with 813 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Bugey Savoyard in the Arrondissement of Chambéry and is a member of the Yenne community association .
geography
location
Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu is located at 232 m , about 16 kilometers northwest of the prefecture of Chambéry and 77 km east of the city of Lyon (as the crow flies). The village is on the western slope of a mountain range that separates Lac du Bourget from the Rhone Valley . Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu are Billième in the north, La Chapelle-du-Mont-du-Chat and Bourdeau in the east and Saint-Paul in the south and west.
topography
The area of the 12.72 km 2 municipality covers a section of the southern French Jura on the west side of an anticline that extends between the Lac du Bourget and the Rhone Valley in a north-south direction. The summit ridge forms the eastern municipal boundary and includes the up to 969 m towering Mont de la Charvaz and the 1452 m high Molard Noir , a summit of the Dent du Chat . Between these two elevations the ridge is sunk a few hundred meters, there is the 638 m high pass crossing Col du Chat . The anticline is slightly narrowed in the area of Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu and forms a half-sided basin, at the bottom of which the village and two small lakes extend, the Lacs de Chevelu .
Community structure
In addition to the actual town center, Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu also has several hamlet settlements and farms, including:
- Champrond ( 416 m ) and Monthoux ( 573 m ) in the north of the municipality each on a rock base that protrudes slightly from the foot of Mont de la Charvaz ,
- Chevelu ( 320 m ) on the slightly hilly plateau between Yenne and the Col du Chat ,
- Servagette ( 392 m ) and Vernatel ( 434 m ) at the foot of the Dent du Chat .
history
The place name Chevelu goes back to a surname that was first mentioned in 1125 by a Bernardus de Capilluto in connection with the place. With Chevellutum (1238) and in the 16th century Capellutium it passed to the place. It was not until 1729 that the church patron was first found in the place name of Saint-Jean de Cheveluz . In the Middle Ages, the area of Saint-Jean belonged to the von Chevelu family from around 1100 to 1514, who had their lordship in the Château de Cinne , of which only ruins remain today. During their reign, family members and feudal men built other castles and permanent houses on their territory , including the Maison forte de Gimilieu (12th century), the Maison forte de Prélian (12th century), the Château de Bergin (1314) and the Château de la Forest (14th century).
Attractions
From Molard Noir and the neighboring peaks, which are connected by a hiking trail, there is an impressive view both to the east with the Lac du Bourget and the city of Chambéry in front of the Alpine panorama, as well as to the west with the Jura mountain ranges behind the Rhone. There is also a hiking trail in the area of the two lakes, and the more southern lake offers swimming opportunities.
The village church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste was built in the 19th century in place of a previous building. Several of the medieval feudal residences have been preserved, with the Château de la Forest inscribed as a monument historique .
The Dent du Chat as seen from Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu
Château de la Forest
Maison Forte de Prélian
Château de Bergin
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 377 |
| 1968 | 366 |
| 1975 | 338 |
| 1982 | 307 |
| 1990 | 485 |
| 1999 | 584 |
| 2006 | 691 |
| 2011 | 761 |
With 813 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu is one of the small communities in the Savoie department. After the population declined in the first half of the 20th century (in 1901 there were still 690 inhabitants), the population has increased again since the 1990s thanks to the residential area. The local residents of Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu are called Chevelan (e) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu was predominantly an agricultural village. Viticulture at the foot of Mont de la Charvaz is particularly important . The village is located in the Savoie wine-growing region , where white , rosé and red wines of various grape varieties are marketed as AOC Vin de Savoie . In addition, the place is still within the scope of the stricter designation of origin Vin de Savoie Jongieux . This applies to white wines with Jacquère as the main grape variety (at least 80% vines) and to red wine blends made from Gamay , Mondeuse and Pinot Noir . White wines from the Altesse grape variety (locally called Roussette ) can also be produced under the protected designation of origin Roussette de Savoie .
In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime the village has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Aix-les-Bains and Chambéry areas.
The village is located directly on the department road D1504, the former national road N504 from Ambérieu-en-Bugey to Chambéry. This crosses the Mont du Chat in a 1.5 km long tunnel opened in 1932, half of which is in the municipality. It facilitates connections to the greater Chambéry area with its airport , SNCF train station and connections to the A41 and A43 motorways . There are other road connections with the neighboring communities of Billième and Saint-Paul.
In Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu there is a state école primaire (elementary school with an integrated preschool ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ A. Gros: Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu de la Savoie . Belley, Imprimerie Aimé Chaduc, 1937, p. 58, 121 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ JJ Vernier: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Savoie . Imprimerie Savoisienne, 1896, p. 314, 652 (French, online on BNF [accessed January 19, 2014]).
- ↑ Château de la Forest in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved October 10, 2014 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ↑ Cahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée "Vin de Savoie" homologué par le décret n ° 2011-1333 from 20 October 2011 . (PDF; 2.8 MB) (No longer available online.) In: Bulletin 43/2011 of the French Ministry of Agriculture . Archived from the original on February 22, 2014 ; accessed on September 27, 2014 (French, counting pages 27–50). 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.
- ^ Complete dossier on Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu. In: INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu. In: Structurae
