Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens
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| local community | Saint-Genix-les-Villages | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 37 ' N , 5 ° 42' E | |
| Post Code | 73240 | |
| Former INSEE code | 73260 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 General view of Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens |
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Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens is a commune Déléguée in the French commune of Saint-Genix-les-Villages with 213 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
location
Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens is located on the western edge of the department at 688 m , about 18 km west of the prefecture of Chambéry , 69 km east-southeast of the city of Lyon and 48 km north of the city of Grenoble (as the crow flies). Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens are Loisieux in the north, Saint-Pierre-d'Alvey and Gerbaix in the east, Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey in the south, Gresin in the south-west and Champagneux in the north-west.
topography
The 8.17 km² area of the Commune déléguée covers a section of the Avant-Pays savoyard , the Savoyard foreland characterized by gentle elevations between the border river Rhone and the southern end of the main anticlines of the Jura . The Commune déléguée extends over a ridge that connects to the south of the 877 m high Mont Tournier and drops to about 400 m . In the west, this forms an abruptly sloping terrain step running in north-south direction, the upper edge of which marks the western border of the Commune déléguée. Due to its location on a ridge of porous limestone soil, there are almost no surface running waters within the Commune déléguée. The ground of the Commune déléguée is about half covered by forest, the other half is used for agricultural purposes and consists of fields and meadows.
Community structure
The settlement area of the Commune déléguée Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens is divided into three parts:
- Le Borgey ( 700 m ) in the north
- Les Rives ( 692 m ) in the north-west and
- Beyrin ( 642 m ), the actual town center in the center of the municipality.
There are several more scattered hamlets in the south .
history
The parish named after Saint Mauritius was first mentioned in a document in 1060 at the time of the High Middle Ages . At that time and during the centuries that followed, the associated manor, the Château de Conspectus , served to localize the village in mentions such as Ecclesia Sancti Mauricii sita juxta castrum nomine Conspectum and Saint-Maurice de Conspet . The name addition "de Rotherens" appeared only in the 17th century.
Since the Middle Ages there was a small dominion in Saint-Maurice under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy , which was elevated to marquisate in 1602 and later became the property of the Lords of Beauregard .
The municipality of Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens was merged with Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers and Gresin to form the Commune nouvelle Saint-Genix-les-Villages on January 1, 2019 . Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée. It belonged to the canton of Bugey Savoyard in the Arrondissement of Chambéry and was a member of the Val Guiers community association .
Attractions
The Château de Conspectus the foundation walls still get parts from the 11th century. After a fire in the 14th century, it was not rebuilt, and its ruins are now in a wooded area east of the town center. The then lords of Saint-Maurice instead moved the manor to a hill above Gresin and built the Château de Mauchamp there . A defensive tower is still preserved from the medieval building.
The Radio-Musée Galletti is located directly at the mayor's office ( mairie ) . The small museum commemorates Roberto Galletti Di Cadilhac, who set up a radio telegraphy system in Champagneux in 1912 , which was requisitioned by the French army at the beginning of the First World War .
Several hiking trails open up the ridge of Mont Tournier , including the Via Gebennensis Way of St. James , which leads from Geneva to Le Puy and connects there to the Via Podiensis . At several points there is a panorama over the Rhone Valley.
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1962 | 199 |
| 1968 | 192 |
| 1975 | 185 |
| 1982 | 143 |
| 1990 | 163 |
| 1999 | 166 |
| 2006 | 160 |
| 2011 | 218 |
With 215 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016), Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens was one of the small communities in the Savoie department. After the population had been declining for over 150 years since Savoy was annexed to France (406 inhabitants were counted in 1861), the population only increased again a few years ago. The local residents of Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens are called San-Maurio in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens is still a predominantly agricultural village today . Around a dozen larger farms are primarily geared towards cattle production . There are also a few small local businesses. In the meantime the village has also developed into a residential community. Many employed people are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the neighboring departments.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares and can be reached via a small departmental road that branches off the D916 between Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers and Novalaise . The next motorway connection to the A43 (Lyon – Chambéry) is 12 kilometers away at Belmont-Tramonet . The airports in the region are Lyon-St-Exupéry (distance 70 km) and Chambéry-Savoie (29 km).
Web links
- Website of the Radio-Musée Galletti (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2006 data from CORINE Land Cover , available e.g. B. at www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ A. Gros: Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu de la Savoie . Belley, Imprimerie Aimé Chaduc, 1937, p. 427 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ JJ Vernier: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Savoie . Imprimerie Savoisienne, 1896, p. 660 (French, online on BNF [accessed January 19, 2014]).
- ↑ Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on April 26, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ^ Complete dossier on Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens. In: INSEE . Retrieved April 26, 2015 (French).
