Saint-Paul-sur-Isere
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Albertville | |
| Canton | Albertville-1 | |
| Community association | Arlysere | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 36 ' N , 6 ° 26' E | |
| height | 365–2,480 m | |
| surface | 20.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 524 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73730 | |
| INSEE code | 73268 | |
Saint-Paul-sur-Isère is a French municipality with 524 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Albertville-1 in the Albertville arrondissement .
geography
location
Saint-Paul-sur-Isère is located at 440 m , about 40 kilometers east of the prefecture of Chambéry , 70 kilometers south-southeast of the city of Geneva and 72 kilometers northeast of the city of Grenoble (as the crow flies). The village is located in the Isère valley between Albertville and Moûtiers in the historic Tarentaise province . Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Paul-sur-Isère are Esserts-Blay in the north, La Bâthie and Cevins in the east, Rognaix in the south and Montsapey , Bonvillard , Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère , Notre-Dame-des-Millières and Monthion in the west .
topography
The area of the 20.93 km² municipal area extends from the Isère, which forms the eastern municipal boundary, up to the northeast flank of the Grand Arc ( 2484 m ), the extreme peak in the northwest of the Vanoise massif . Several small mountain streams drain its irregularly shaped eastern slope towards the Isère, the most important being the Torrent de Bayet (southern municipal boundary ) and the Ruisseau des Moulins . With the exception of small meadows on the Isère and in the area of the farms, the communal soil is forested with a share of 65.5%. Above the tree line at around 1750 m , there are alpine meadows (14.7%) and rock formations (14.6%).
Community structure
The center of Saint-Paul-sur-Isère is located on the valley floor some distance from the flat banks of the Isère on an indentation in the otherwise steep valley flank. Above, a large number of homesteads and single houses as well as the two larger hamlets of Le Villard ( 570 m ) and Le Cudray ( 760 m ) are distributed over the entire slope .
history
The Tarentaise was already settled by the Celtic people of the Ceutrons before Roman times. The parish of Saint-Paul dates back to the High Middle Ages and was first mentioned in a document around 1170 at the same time as the other parishes of the Tarentaise, under the patron saint Saint-Hippolyte of the church father Hippolytus of Rome ( Ecclesia Sancti Hippolyti 1170, Curatus de Sancto Hippolyto 1317). This name was replaced during the 15th century by the local, shortened pronunciation Saint-Polyte and Saint-Pol .
In the Middle Ages until the end of the Ancien Régime there was a small rule in Saint-Paul under the suzerainty of the Counts of Savoy . Your permanent house in today's hamlet Le Château ( 45 ° 36 '8 " N , 6 ° 26" 19 " E ) has been preserved to this day and had a small round tower that was removed to the gable height of the rectangular main building.
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Hippolyte dates from the 18th century. There are chapels from the 17th century in the various hamlets.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 419 |
| 1968 | 444 |
| 1975 | 384 |
| 1982 | 389 |
| 1990 | 428 |
| 1999 | 442 |
| 2006 | 498 |
| 2011 | 522 |
With 524 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Saint-Paul-sur-Isère is one of the small communities in the Savoie department. After the population declined in the 19th and 20th centuries ( 670 inhabitants were counted after the annexation of Savoy to France in 1861 ), a slight increase in population has been recorded since the 1980s. The local residents of Saint-Paul-sur-Isère are called Saint-Paulain (e) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Saint-Paul-sur-Isère was a predominantly agricultural village. In addition, there are now various local small businesses. In the meantime the village has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the Albertville area.
The N90 runs as the main artery of the Tarentaise on the opposite bank of the Isère and has a junction in Cevins. Down the valley near Albertville it merges into the A430 motorway . A bridge over the Isère connects the place with Cevins. The Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny – Bourg-Saint-Maurice railway also runs through the Isère Valley and has a larger train station in Albertville. The airports in the region include Chambéry-Savoie (71 km away) and Geneva (104 km away).
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. 429 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ Saint-Paul-sur-Isère - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved March 10, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ^ Complete dossier on Saint-Paul-sur-Isère. In: INSEE . Retrieved February 20, 2015 (French).
