Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Canton | Bugey savoyard | |
| Community association | Val Guiers | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 36 ' N , 5 ° 43' E | |
| height | 326-705 m | |
| surface | 2.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 117 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73240 | |
| INSEE code | 73254 | |
Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey is a French municipality with 117 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 Val Guiers municipal association .
geography
location
Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey is located on the western edge of the department at 492 m , about 16 kilometers west of the prefecture of Chambéry , 71 kilometers east-southeast of Lyon and 45 kilometers north of the city of Grenoble (as the crow flies). Neighboring municipalities of Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey are Saint-Genix-les-Villages with Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens in the north, Gerbaix and Novalaise in the east, Rochefort in the south and Gresin in the west.
topography
The area of the 2.61 km 2 municipality covers a section of the Avant-Pays Savoyard , the Savoyard foreland characterized by gentle elevations between the border river Guiers and the southern end of the main anticlines of the Jura . The eastern edge of the municipality is a step in the north-south direction, here about 200 m high, which separates the valley floors of the Rhone and Guiers from the plateau occupied by the Lac d'Aiguebelette southeast of the municipality. The step of the terrain, interspersed with vertically rising rock faces, is slightly more flat in the northern part of the municipality and enables a road connection to Novalaise there. The Truison and Côte-Envers rivers mark the other boundaries of the municipality and drain the municipality towards the Rhone. To the west of the terrain level, the municipal area consists of rolling hills and is largely used for agriculture. Forests make up about 27% of the area.
In addition to the actual town center, Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey also includes the hamlet of La Blanchinière and a few other farms.
history
The parish of Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey was first mentioned in a document in the High Middle Ages around 1100 as Ecclesia beate Marie de Arvisio . The name addition, which goes back to the Roman proper name Alvisius , appears in later variants as Dalver (1241) and de Alvesio (17th century). Under the sovereignty of Savoy-Piedmont and until the French Revolution , there was a small rule in Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey that was dependent on the lords of Gerbaix. The parish was merged with that of Rochefort in 1803 until it regained its independence in 1848.
Attractions
From the aire de repos des Chenevières viewpoint above Sainte-Marie, there is a panorama over the Avant-Pays Savoyard . It also provides access to the GR 9 hiking trail .
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 119 |
| 1968 | 106 |
| 1975 | 95 |
| 1982 | 94 |
| 1990 | 108 |
| 1999 | 130 |
| 2006 | 133 |
| 2011 | 135 |
With 117 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey is one of the smallest communities in the Savoie department. After the population declined during the 19th and 20th centuries (262 inhabitants were counted in 1861), a slight increase in population has been recorded since around 1990. The local residents of Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey are called Alvezan (e) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
To this day, Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey is predominantly an agricultural village. Several active 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 workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on the D916 departmental road, which leads from Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers to Novalaise. Another road connection is with Rochefort. The next motorway connection to the A43 is around 12 km away at Belmont-Tramonet . The airports in the region are Lyon-St-Exupéry (distance 70 km) and Chambéry-Savoie (25 km).
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. 419 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ JJ Vernier: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Savoie . Imprimerie Savoisienne, 1896, p. 645 (French, online on BNF [accessed January 19, 2014]).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on April 26, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ^ Complete dossier on Sainte-Marie-d'Alvey. In: INSEE . Retrieved April 26, 2015 (French).
