Marcellaz-Albanais
Marcellaz - Albanais is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Geography
Marcellaz - Albanais is located at 550 m above sea level. M., near Rumilly, about ten kilometers west of the town of Annecy (air line). This former farm extends in the foothills on a high plateau in the northern Albanais, south of the valley of Fier.
The area of 14.54 square kilometers municipal area comprises a portion of Albanais. The northern boundary runs along the left edge of the valley of Fier, which here flows in a wide valley from east to west. From Val de Fier, the municipality's area extends southward to the undulating terrain that spreads between the valleys of the Fier and Chéran. Through various boggy hollows and Taleinschnitte the landscape is divided. With 729 m above sea level. M. is achieved at the height of Les Lanches the highest elevation of Marcellaz - Albanais.
To Marcellaz - Albanais next to the village itself includes numerous hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:
- Faramaz (420 m asl. ) On a terrace on the southern flank of the Fier; the western part of the hamlet belongs to Sales
- Chenanche (480 m above sea level. M. ) on a headland on the southern flank of Fier
- Peignat (550 m above sea level. M. ) high above the wide Talniederung of Chéran
- Germagny (570 m above sea level. M. ) on a ledge high above the wide Talniederung of Chéran
- Chaunu (580 m above sea level. M. ) high above the wide Talniederung of Chéran
- Joudrain ( 575 m above sea level. M. ) east of the village
- Oilly (610 m above sea level. M. ) on a ledge east of the village
- La Molière (640 m above sea level. M. ) on the southwestern slope of the height of Les Lanches
- Montmasson (630 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern slope of the height of Les Lanches
Neighboring communities of Marcellaz - Albanais are Hauteville- sur- Fier in the north, Étercy, Chavanod and Montagny- les- Lanches in the east, Chapeiry and Saint -Sylvestre in the south and Boussy and sales in the West.
History
The first mention of Marcellaz was in 1344 under the name Marsolaz. The name goes back to the Gallo-Roman personal name Marcellus and means something like estate of Marcellus. In the Middle Ages Marcellaz belonged to the rule Hauteville. For better distinctness of the homonymous municipality in Faucigny Marcellaz was often Marcellaz -en- Genevois called in the 19th century. 1921, the official name today Marcellaz - Albanais has been introduced. To a field change occurred in 1923, when the hamlet of Champagne separated together with the southern valley of the Fier and Marcellaz of Hauteville- sur- Fier were slammed.
Attractions
The present parish church was until 1843 on the site of an earlier building ( built in 1624 ) in 1842 built in the style of Sardinian Neoclassicism, with the bell tower of the old church was preserved. In 1963, the house of God a comprehensive restoration was subjected. The municipal area there are four mansions, all of which date from the Middle Ages, namely the castles of Marcellaz, Faramaz, Vernay and Pieuillet. A visit is the Musée de l' Art de l' Enfance, a children's toy museum.
Population
With 1797 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Marcellaz - Albanais one of the smaller towns in the Haute-Savoie region. During the 20th century, the population steadily increased due to high levels of emigration from (1901 were still 1215 inhabitants counted in Marcellaz - Albanais ). Since the mid- 1970s, however, saw the place because of its location and proximity to Annecy again a striking increase in population.
Economy and infrastructure
Marcellaz - Albanais was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. Today there are various operations of small businesses. Otherwise, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, particularly in the area Annecy their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares of the secondary road D16, which runs from Annecy to Rumilly. Further road links exist with Hauteville- sur- Fier, Saint -Sylvestre and Montagny- les- Lanches. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of about twelve miles. In the neighboring Hauteville- sur- Fier, the station Marcellaz - Hauteville was on the railway line Aix -les- Bains- Annemasse.