Saint-André-de-Boëge

Saint -André -de- Boëge called to 1935 Saint -André, is a village in Haute - Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Geography

Saint -André -de- Boëge is located on 735 m above sea level. M., about 20 km east of the city of Geneva (air line). The scattered settlement municipality extends in the Vallée Verte in an open valley widening, which is drained by the Menoge, at the eastern foot of the mountain range Les Voirons in the northwestern Savoy Alps.

The area of ​​12.60 km ² municipal area includes a section of the Vallée Verte. The dewatered by the Menoge valley is oriented in the direction northeast-southwest and has at Saint -André -de- Boëge a 1 km wide, flat valley floor. To the east of this valley extends the community area on the heights of Le Perret (up to 1031 m above sea level. M. ) and in the south to Mont de Vouan. To the west of the municipality floor extends over a thickly forested and subdivided by various gullies slope up to the ridge of Les Voirons with the peaks Le Pralère (1410 m above sea level. M. ) and Pointe de Brantaz, on 1440 m above sea level. M. is reached the highest point of Saint -André -de- Boëge.

At Saint -André -de- Boëge include numerous large and small hamlet settlements, including Chez les Reybaz ( 737 m above sea level. M. ), Curseille ( 745 m above sea level. M. ) and La corbière (724 m above sea level. M. ), all located in the Valley of Menoge. Neighboring municipalities of Saint -André -de- Boëge Boëge are in the north, Bogève in the east, Viuz -en- Sallaz and Fillinges in the south and Lucinges and Cranves -sales in the West.

History

The village was probably founded in the 12th or 13th century, after the monks of Saint -Jean- d'Aulps had made the area under cultivation. In 1867 the hamlet Curseille and La corbière who had previously heard about Fillinges were reallocated the town of Saint -André. By decree that name in 1935, the addition de Boëge added in order to better ensure the distinctness with other municipalities of the same name. With the Canton Boëge joined Saint -André -de- Boëge 1939 by arrondissement Bonneville for Arrondissement of Thonon- les- Bains.

Attractions

The village of Saint-André church was built at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1878, the Chapelle de Planet inaugurated on the eastern slopes of Les Voirons.

Population

With 601 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Saint -André -de- Boëge is one of the small towns in the Haute-Savoie region. Continuous growth of the population since the mid- 1970s has been recorded.

Economy and infrastructure

Saint -André -de- Boëge was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture and forestry village. Today there are various businesses of the local small business sector. Some of the working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Geneva - Annemasse, their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but is of Boëge, situated on a link road from Thonon -les- Bains on the Col de Cou after Fillinges within easy reach.