Val-de-Fier
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| local community | Vallières-sur-Fier | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute-Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Annecy | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 55 ' N , 5 ° 55' E | |
| Post Code | 74150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 74274 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
Val-de-Fier is a village and a former French commune with the last 666 inhabitants (2016) in the department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Vallières and Val-de-Fier were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Vallières-sur-Fier . The former municipalities were not granted the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Vallières.
geography
Val-de-Fier is located at 320 m , about 16 km west of the city of Annecy (beeline). The area extends in the Albanais , in the wide valley of the Fier , east of the ridge of the Montagne du Gros Foug.
The area covers a section of the western Genevois . The southern border runs along the Fier, which first flows through a wide valley from southeast to northwest and then turns west to break through the Jurassic ridge of the Montagne du Gros Foug in a striking cliff with impressive rock faces . The community area extends northwards from the river to the adjacent slopes and the ridge of the Montagne des Princes ( 940 m ). On the wooded ridge of the Montagne du Gros Foug, the highest point in Val-de-Fier is reached at 990 m .
Val-de-Fier consists of the districts of Sion ( 320 m ) on the northern edge of the valley plain of the Fier and Saint-André ( 302 m ) at the upper (eastern) entrance to the Val du Fier gorge. Neighboring towns of Val-de-Fier are Droisy and Crempigny-Bonneguête in the north, Versonnex and Vallières in the east, Lornay in the south and Motz and Seyssel in the west.
history
The area of Val-de-Fier was already settled in the Neolithic and Roman times, which has been proven by various finds.
The former municipality of Val-de-Fier was created in 1974 when the previously independent municipalities of Sion and Saint-André-Val-de-Fier merged.
Attractions
The 19th century church of Saint-Romain is in Sion. Only ruins are left of the Romanesque church of Sainte-Madeleine in Chavannes, which once served as a parish church. There are also ruins of the Saint-André church. There are several mansions in the Val-de-Fier area, including the Château de Sion.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 294 |
| 1968 | 266 |
| 1975 | 256 |
| 1982 | 296 |
| 1990 | 317 |
| 1999 | 389 |
| 2004 | 456 |
Val-de-Fier was one of the small communities in the Haute-Savoie department. In the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, the number of inhabitants decreased continuously due to strong emigration (in 1861 there were still 646 inhabitants in Val-de-Fier). Since the mid-1970s, however, a significant increase in population has been recorded.
Economy and Infrastructure
Val-de-Fier is still a predominantly agricultural village today . There are also some local small businesses. Many employed people are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the Annecy area.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Annecy to Seyssel. Other road connections exist with Lornay, Clermont and Versonnex. The closest connection to the A41 motorway is around 15 km away.
