Viviers-du-Lac
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Canton | La Motte-Servolex | |
| Community association | Grand Lac - Lac du Bourget | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 5 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 228-389 m | |
| surface | 3.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,235 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 567 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73420 | |
| INSEE code | 73328 | |
| Website | www.viviersdulac.fr | |
 The Mayor's Office ( Mairie ) and Saint-Vincent Church |
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Viviers-du-Lac is a French commune with 2,235 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of La Motte-Servolex in the Arrondissement of Chambéry .
geography
Viviers-du-Lac is located at 262 m , near Aix-les-Bains , about nine kilometers north of the city of Chambéry (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northwest of the Savoie department, in the foothills of the Alps at the western foot of Mont Revard , on a ridge southeast of Lac du Bourget .
The area of the 3.94 square kilometers large municipal area (not including the lake) includes a section on the south-east bank of Lac du Bourget. The lakeshore is around one and a half kilometers and is mostly flat. From the lakeshore, the community area extends eastward over the flat edge of the bank to the ridge of Viviers, which is oriented parallel to the Lac du Bourget in a north-south direction. On the ridge above Voglans, the highest point in Viviers-du-Lac is reached at 389 m . In the east, the border runs along the Tillet stream , which is canalized over long stretches.
Viviers-du-Lac includes the Le Viviers-Plage settlement ( 235 m ) on the banks of Lac du Bourget. Neighboring communities of Viviers-du-Lac are Tresserve in the north, Drumettaz-Clarafond and Méry east, Sonnaz and Voglans in the south and Le Bourget-du-Lac in the west.
history
The municipality of Viviers-du-Lac was already settled during Roman times, which could be proven on the basis of wall foundations, ceramic fragments and inscriptions. The place name is derived from the French word vivier (fish pond). Viviers-du-Lac was first mentioned in a document around 1100 as Ecclesia de Vivariis and was owned by Aix in the Middle Ages. In 1956 the parish was renamed from Le Viviers to Viviers-du-Lac .
Attractions
The parish church of Saint-Vincent in Viviers-du-Lac was built in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style.
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1962 | 669 |
| 1968 | 711 |
| 1975 | 775 |
| 1982 | 971 |
| 1990 | 1,144 |
| 1999 | 1,491 |
| 2006 | 1,814 |
With 2235 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Viviers-du-Lac is one of the smaller communities in the Savoie department. Since the beginning of the 1960s, thanks to the attractive residential area, a marked increase in population has been recorded. Since then the number of inhabitants has almost tripled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Viviers-du-Lac was a village dominated by agriculture and fishing until the 20th century . In addition, there are various small and medium-sized businesses today. Commercial zones with service companies and shops were created along the main road in the valley floor south of Lac du Bourget. In the meantime the village has turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work mainly in the Aix-les-Bains and Chambéry area.
The place is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located above the main road D1201 (formerly N201 ), which leads from Chambéry along the east bank of Lac du Bourget to Aix-les-Bains. Further road connections exist with Drumettaz-Clarafond, Méry, Voglans and Le Bourget-du-Lac. The closest connection to the A41 motorway is around three kilometers away. Viviers-du-Lac has a train station on the Culoz – Modane railway line .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ JJ Vernier: Dictionnaire topographique du département de la Savoie . Imprimerie Savoisienne, 1896, p. 748 (French, online on BNF [accessed January 19, 2014]).
- ^ A b Viviers-du-Lac - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved November 10, 2014 (French).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ^ Complete dossier on Viviers-du-Lac. In: INSEE . Retrieved November 10, 2014 (French).