Sallanches

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Sallanches
Sallanches coat of arms
Sallanches (France)
Sallanches
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Bonneville
Canton Sallanches (main town)
Community association Pays du Mont-Blanc
Coordinates 45 ° 56 '  N , 6 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 56 '  N , 6 ° 38'  E
height 515-2,749 m
surface 65.87 km 2
Residents 16,088 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 244 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 74700
INSEE code 74256
Website www.sallanches.fr

Sallanches is a French commune in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is the capital of the canton of Sallanches in the arrondissement of Bonneville .

geography

Sallanches is located at 551  m , south of Cluses , about 50 kilometers southeast of the city of Geneva (as the crow flies). The city extends in a panoramic location with a view of Mont Blanc on the alluvial cone of the Sallanches brook on the western edge of the Arve valley , between the mountain peaks of the Pointe Percée in the west and the Tête du Colonney in the east.

The area of ​​the 65.87 km² large municipal area includes a section of the upper Arve valley. The area is traversed from south to north by the Arve in a trough valley modeled by the Ice Age glaciers . The flat valley floor is around 2 km wide. To the east, the community area extends over a steep slope criss-crossed by numerous rock bands to the rugged limestone peaks of the Aiguille de Varan ( 2640  m ) and the Tête du Colonney ( 2690  m ).

To the west of the Arve valley, the municipality extends over extensive alpine meadows to the peaks of the Pointe d'Areu ( 2478  m ), Pointe Percée (at 2752  m, the highest elevation in Sallanches) and Mont Charvet ( 2539  m ), all of which make up the Chaîne des Aravis belong. The Sallanches mountain stream, which flows into the Arve below the town, also rises here. A narrow corner of the municipality extends to the southwest into the side valley of the Torrent de la Croix to the wide ridge of Croix des Salles west of Megève.

In addition to the actual town center, Sallanches also includes numerous villages, settlements and hamlets as well as farms, including:

  • Les Vorziers ( 530  m ) in the Arve valley
  • Blancheville ( 575  m ) in the Arve valley
  • Luzier ( 550  m ) on the eastern edge of the Arve valley
  • Saint-Martin-sur-Arve ( 540  m ) on the eastern bank of the Arve
  • Reninge ( 590  m ) on the rubble cone of a mountain stream on the eastern edge of the Arve valley
  • Le Crêt ( 610  m ) on the western slope of the Arve
  • La Provence ( 650  m ) on the western slope of the Arve valley
  • Outredière ( 870  m ) on the western slope of the Arve valley
  • Les Houches ( 940  m ) on the western slope of the Arve valley
  • Les Murets ( 850  m ) on the western slope of the Arve valley
  • Mernex ( 820  m ) on the western slope of the Arve valley
  • Biolley ( 850  m ) on a ledge between the Arve and the Sallanches

Neighboring municipalities of Sallanches are Magland in the north, Passy and Domancy in the east, Combloux , Megève , La Giettaz and Cordon in the south and La Clusaz , Le Grand-Bornand and Le Reposoir in the west.

history

Excavations in the area of ​​the church have brought to light the remains of an early Christian settlement that was probably inhabited in the 5th and 6th centuries. The Latin name of the village was Salancia Sabaudiorum . In the 13th century, when Sallanches was granted certain freedoms, the place developed into the economic and religious center of the upper Arve valley. In the Middle Ages Sallanches belonged to the Faucigny dominion . 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, Sallanches shared the fate of Savoy . At the beginning of the 17th century, a Capuchin and an Ursuline monastery were founded in the village, which lasted until the French Revolution .

During the 19th century, Sallanches developed into an industrial community. A major fire destroyed almost all houses in 1840. In the following period, Sallanches was completely rebuilt in the checkerboard pattern. In 1977, the town of Saint-Martin-sur-Arve, east of the Arve, was incorporated into Sallanches.

Attractions

Saint-Jacques Collegiate Church

The Saint-Jacques collegiate church was built in 1688 and remodeled in the 19th century. There is a baroque church in Saint-Martin-sur-Arve , which was built in 1681. Almost every hamlet belonging to Sallanches has a chapel, mostly from the 17th to the 19th century.

The town hall (Hôtel de Ville) was built in 1846 in the neoclassical style. It is decorated with wall paintings and has a rich interior (furniture) from the 16th and 17th centuries. In the 17th century Château des Rubins there is a museum (Center d'Initiation à la Nature montagnarde), which brings visitors closer to the mountain ecosystem. Other mansions include the Château Brêche (originally from the 13th century, later remodeled) and the Maison forte de Disonche (16th century). The Tour de la Frasse with its octagonal roof dates from the 17th century.

The streams of Sallanches and Saint-Martin-sur-Arve are crossed by various old stone bridges.

population

With 16,088 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Sallanches is one of the large municipalities in the Haute-Savoie department. In the course of the 20th century the population increased continuously. Numerous single-family houses were built outside the old town center and on the slopes and commercial and industrial zones developed in the valley.

Population development
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Residents 6,443 7,248 9,026 10,296 12,767 14,383 15,469

Economy and Infrastructure

Sallanches was an industrial community from an early age. Today there are numerous companies in the municipality, ranging in size from small businesses to large corporations. In the valley to the north and east of the town center, a large commercial and industrial zone was created during the 20th century. Construction and transport companies as well as suppliers for the watch industry (décolletage) have settled here. The manufacture of summer and winter sports articles, especially skis, is also important.

The village is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road N205, which leads from Annemasse via Cluses to Chamonix . At Sallanches the main road N212 branches off over the pass from Megève to Albertville . Further road connections exist with Cordon and Passy. The closest connection to the A40 motorway is around three km away. Furthermore, Sallanches has been accessible since 1889 by the La Roche-sur-Foron – Saint-Gervais railway line running through the Arve Valley .

Community partnerships

Sallanches has had a town partnership with Spaichingen in Baden-Württemberg since 1970 .

Sons and daughters

Web links

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