Les Déserts

Les Deserts is a town in the French department of Savoie in the Rhone -Alpes.

Geography

Les Deserts, located at about 1000 m above sea level. M., about 10 km northeast of the town of Chambery (air line). The scattered settlement municipality extends to the northwest of the Savoie département, in the southwestern part of the massif of the Wallows, in the headwaters of the Leysse, between the heights of Mont Revard in the West and in the East Mont Margériaz.

The area of ​​33.59 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the massif of the Wallows. The central part is occupied by the high valley of the Leysse ( tributary of Lac du Bourget ), which drains the area to the south. The open basin is dominated in the east by striking rock summit of Mont Margériaz on which with 1845 meters above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Les Deserts is achieved. The northern end of the valley forms the Col de Plain Palais ( 1173 m above sea level. M. ), which establishes the connection to the valley of Chéran. In the west the valley of the wooded height of Nivolet ( 1547 m above sea level. M. ) flanked. To the north, the municipality's area on the plateau of La Féclaz and the Montagne de Lachat extends ( 1441 m above sea level. M. ) on the vast plateau of Mont Revard ( 1537 m above sea level. M. ). The western border is always above the steep drop to the valley of the Lac du Bourget.

The municipality of Les Deserts consists of different villages, hamlets and farms settlements, namely:

• Les Mermets (960 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern slopes of Mont Margériaz
• Les Bouvard (1020 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern slopes of Mont Margériaz
• Les Charmettes (1050 m above sea level. M. ) on a ledge north of Mont Peney
• Les Favre ( 1060 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern slope of the Nivolet
• Le Lésine ( 1040 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern slope of the Nivolet
• Les Droux (1020 m above sea level. M. ) in the Valley of Leysse
• Plain Palais ( 1040 m above sea level. M. ) on the climb to the Col de Plainpalais
• Les Féclaz (1300 m above sea level. M. ) on a plateau south of Mont Revard
• Le Revard (1500 m above sea level. M. ) at the height of Mont Revard

Neighboring municipalities of Les Deserts are Montcel, Saint- Offenge -Dessus and Saint -François- de-Sales in the north, Le Noyer and Aillon -le- Jeune in the east, Thoiry and Saint -Jean- d'Arvey in the south and Verel - Pragondran, Drumettaz Clara Fund, Mouxy and Pugny - Chatenod in the West.

History

Les Deserts is first mentioned in 1356 under the name Ecclesia de Deserto; Ecclesia Sancti Michaelis 1414 is de Desertis handed. The place name comes from the Latin word Desertus ( left uninhabited, lonely ) back.

Attractions

The village church of Les Deserts built in the 19th century. In La Féclaz the chapel Notre- Dame-des- Neiges ( 20th century); another chapel is located in Les Droux. On the top of Nivolet is a monumental cross.

Population

With 814 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Les Deserts one of the small communities of the department of Savoie. After the population was declining in the first half of the 20th century, a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1980s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Les Deserts was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture, especially dairy farming and animal husbandry, embossed village. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in the area Chambery their work.

Throughout the 20th century, Les Deserts has become a health resort. Today, the village benefited from both the summer and the winter tourism. Winter sport is played primarily in the area of La Féclaz and on Mont Revard. Besides skiing on the slopes of the plateau is suitable for cross-country skiing. On Mont Revard, and on the western slopes of Mont Margériaz there are several cable cars and ski lifts.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares in the department D912 road that leads from Chambery on the Col de Plainpalais and Lescheraines to Annecy. Another road connection via the Mont Revard with Aix -les- Bains. The nearest links to the A43 motorway is located at a distance of around 16 km.

Barby | Bassens | Curienne | Les Deserts | Puygros | Saint -Alban- Leysse | Saint -Jean- d'Arvey | Thoiry | Verel - Pragondran

• Municipality in the department of Savoie
• Place in Rhône -Alpes