Saint-Jeoire
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville | |
| Canton | Bonneville | |
| Community association | Quatre Rivières | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 8 ′ N , 6 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 498-1,860 m | |
| surface | 22.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,282 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 144 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 74490 | |
| INSEE code | 74241 | |
| Website | www.saint-jeoire.fr | |
Saint-Jeoire is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . In order to avoid confusion with Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré , the name Saint-Jeoire-en-Faucigny is often used, although it has not been official since 1860. Saint-Jeoire belongs to the canton of Bonneville in the arrondissement of Bonneville .
geography
Saint-Jeoire is located at 580 m , about 25 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The village extends in Faucigny , in a wide valley in the Vallée du Risse, between the peaks of the Môle in the south and the Pointe des Brasses in the north, in the Savoy Alps .
The area of the 22.75 km² municipal area includes a section of the Vallée du Risse. The main settlement area is the valley of Saint-Jeoire, which opens to the west to the valley of the Foron. In the eastern part of this basin, the Risse flows through it from north to south , a tributary of the Giffre in the catchment area of the Arve . To the south, the community area extends over a densely wooded slope to the summit of the Môle, on which the highest point of Saint-Jeoire is reached at 1863 m . To the north, the municipality extends into the Massif des Brasses (on the Pointe des Brasses 1503 m ) and into the Gorges du Risse below Onnion. The eastern boundary is the Montagne de l'Herbette .
In addition to the actual center, various villages and hamlet settlements belong to Saint-Jeoire, including:
- Pouilly ( 638 m ) on the ascent to Onnion
- Montrenaz ( 580 m ) at the north foot of the Môle
- Cormand ( 580 m ) at the northeast foot of the Môle
- Le Pont du Risse ( 520 m ) at the bridge over the Risse
- Aveyran ( 825 m ) south-west of Onnion
- Jourdillets ( 800 m ) south-west of Onnion
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Jeoire are Bogève and Onnion in the north, Mieussy in the east, Marignier , Ayse and Saint-Jean-de-Tholome in the south and La Tour and Viuz-en-Sallaz in the west.
history
Various finds (including a stone and a bronze ax) indicate that the area of Saint-Jeoire was settled in the Protohistoric, Neolithic and Roman times . A noble family from Saint-Jeoire appears for the first time in the documents in 1185. In the Middle Ages , Saint-Jeoire was part of the Faucigny domain. As part of the Dauphiné, the place came to France in 1349, but was given to the Counts of Savoy in an exchange of countries in the Treaty of Paris in 1355 . After that, Saint-Jeoire shared the fate of Savoy . In 1565, Saint-Jeoire was given certain freedoms, including market rights. In the war between Geneva and Savoy, the town and the castles in the area were affected.
Attractions
The Saint-Georges church originally dates from the 11th century. It was rebuilt in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style. All that remains of the old church is the Romanesque tower. Also worth seeing are the Notre Dame du Bon Secours chapels (from the 17th century) and Notre Dame de Bon Refuge. Of the secular buildings, the Beauregard Castle (originally from the 12th century), the remains of the Turchon manor and the Hôtel de Ville (town hall), a former manor house from 1735, should be mentioned.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 1,773 |
| 1968 | 1,876 |
| 1975 | 1,865 |
| 1982 | 1,896 |
| 1990 | 2,209 |
| 1999 | 2,749 |
| 2006 | 3,080 |
With 3282 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Saint-Jeoire is one of the medium-sized municipalities in the Haute-Savoie department. A significant increase in population has been recorded, especially since the beginning of the 1980s. Numerous single-family houses were built outside the old village center.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, Saint-Jeoire was mainly an agricultural village. Today there are various local small and medium-sized businesses as well as construction and trading companies. Many of the employed people are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area, especially in Cluses , but also in the Geneva-Annemasse area. In recent decades, the slopes of the Massif des Brasses (mainly on the ground of Saint-Jeoire) have been made accessible by mountain railways and ski lifts.
The village is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the D 907 road from Annemasse to Taninges . There are other road connections with Cluses and Thonon-les-Bains .
sons and daughters of the town
- Félix Meynet (* 1961), comic artist
