Saint-Sulpice (Savoie)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Canton | Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin | |
| Community association | Chambéry Métropole-Cœur des Bauges | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 34 ' N , 5 ° 51' E | |
| height | 352-1,041 m | |
| surface | 8.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 760 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73160 | |
| INSEE code | 73281 | |
| Website | www.saintsulpice73.fr | |
.JPG) The village as seen from the neighboring parish of Saint-Cassin |
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Saint-Sulpice is a French commune of 760 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin in the Arrondissement of Chambéry .
geography
location
Saint-Sulpice is located at 559 m , a few kilometers west of the prefecture of Chambéry , 43 kilometers north-northeast of the city of Grenoble and 43 kilometers south-southwest of the city of Annecy (as the crow flies). The village leans against the eastern flank of the Chaîne de l'Épine , the southernmost anticline foothills of the French Jura Mountains . Neighboring communities of Saint-Sulpice are La Motte-Servolex in the north, Chambéry and Cognin in the east, Vimines in the south and Aiguebelette-le-Lac and Nances in the west.
topography
The area of the 8.82 km 2 municipal area includes a section of the eastern flank of the Chaîne de l'Épine , a mountain range extending in north-south direction with peaks of up to 1425 m , which the valley furrow of Chambéry from the plain around the Lac d'Aiguebelette separates. The area is divided into the completely wooded Chaîne de l'Épine and its base, subdivided by small erosion valleys, the height of which varies between 350 m and 600 m and on which the settlement area of the municipality is located. Several streams arise there, some of which form the municipal boundary in the north and south. Forest areas make up the largest part of land use with almost 62%, followed by agricultural areas with 37%.
Community structure
In addition to the actual town center, Saint-Sulpice also includes several hamlet settlements and farms, including:
- Les Yvroux ( 493 m ) on the northern edge of the municipality,
- La Combe Lemain ( 535 m ) north of the town center,
- Les Platières ( 524 m ) east of the town center,
- Les Martins ( 530 m ) and Le Frêney ( 530 m ) each on their own hilltops south of the town center,
- Montfort ( 471 m ) between Saint-Sulpice and Cognin.
history
The origins of Saint-Sulpice can be traced back to the High Middle Ages , when the place was first mentioned in the 11th century as Sanctus Sulpitius . The name refers to St. Sulpicius II of Bourges , although the church that was consecrated to him was only recorded in 1497. In the Middle Ages, the village was fortified by the Château de Montfort , first mentioned in 1332 , a castle on the northern edge of today's hamlet of Montfort. It was the center of a rule under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy , which in addition to the present-day Saint-Sulpice area also included Cognin, Vimines, Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz and part of La Motte-Servolex, and received the in 1563 Rank of baronnie . After the castle had lost its importance in the 17th century and fell into disrepair, there are no remains of it today.
Until the 16th century, Saint-Sulpice was taxable to the Bishop of Grenoble and marked the border between the dioceses of Belley and Grenoble. In 1844 the dilapidated medieval church was demolished and rebuilt.
Attractions
The village church from 1844 is built in the Savoyard style from rubble masonry and has a traditional cross plan . The roof is covered with slate from the Maurienne . Natural attractions include the Chaîne de l'Épine, over whose summit ridge a hiking trail with access from Saint-Sulpice leads.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 302 |
| 1968 | 303 |
| 1975 | 355 |
| 1982 | 456 |
| 1990 | 600 |
| 1999 | 672 |
| 2006 | 697 |
| 2011 | 762 |
With 760 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Saint-Sulpice is one of the small communities in the Savoie department. After the population had declined evenly in the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th century (573 inhabitants were counted in 1861), the population increased again in the 1970s, due to the growth in the greater Chambéry area. Numerous new single-family houses were built scattered across the municipality. The locals of Saint-Sulpice are called Sorpesais (es) in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
To this day, Saint-Sulpice is a predominantly agricultural village. About a third of the local businesses are active in the first sector in the areas of animal husbandry and agriculture . The remaining part is made up of various local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also developed into a residential community: many employed people 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 not directly on a major thoroughfare, but benefits from the transport infrastructure in nearby Chambéry, where the nearest regional train station and connections to the motorway network are located. The village can be reached from Cognin on the D916 departmental road; this road crosses the 987 m high Col de l'Épine pass, which is passable outside of the winter months, to Novalaise . Other secondary roads branch off to La Motte-Servolex and Vimines. Airports in the region are Chambéry-Savoie (distance 13 km), Lyon-St-Exupéry (88 km) or Geneva (91 km).
There is a state primary school ( école élémentaire ) in Saint-Sulpice .
Web links
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. 432 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ A b JJ Vernier: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Savoie . Imprimerie Savoisienne, 1896, p. 522, 669 (French, online on BNF [accessed January 19, 2014]).
- ↑ a b bottom Église on the official community site www.saintsulpice73.fr. Retrieved June 26, 2015 (French).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ Saint-Sulpice - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved June 26, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ^ Complete dossier on Saint-Sulpice. In: INSEE . Retrieved April 26, 2015 (French).
