Saint-Jean-d'Arvey
Saint -Jean- d'Arvey is a town in the French department of Savoie in the Rhone -Alpes.
Geography
Saint -Jean- d'Arvey is located on 570 m above sea level. M., approximately 6 km east-northeast of the city of Chambéry (air line). This former farm extends to the west of the department of Savoie, in the south of the massif of the Wallows, a scenic location on a terrace overlooking the valley of Leysse and the valley of Chambery, at the foot of Mont Peney.
The area of 13:01 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the massif of the Wallows. The eastern and southern border is always along the Leysse, which has created a deeply cut V-shaped valley here and drains the area west of the Lac du Bourget. The western boundary is marked by the gully of Lovettaz. From the valley of Leysse, the municipality's area extends northward to the distinct terrain terrace of Saint -Jean- d'Arvey. This in turn is dominated by the striking rock crash of Mont Peney ( 1356 m above sea level. M. ). The relatively flat Northern Slope of this mountain belongs to the municipality. To the north- west corner of a narrow range along the rock walls of the Nivolet. When monumental summit cross of Nivolet is 1545 m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of Saint -Jean- d'Arvey.
At Saint -Jean- d'Arvey next to the village itself includes various hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:
- Le Villard (590 m above sea level. M. ) on the grounds east terrace adjoining the village
- Lovettaz (670 m above sea level. M. ) in an erosion valley on the southern slope of the Nivolet
Neighboring municipalities of Saint -Jean- d'Arvey Les Deserts are in the north, Thoiry in the east, Puygros, Curienne and Barby in the south and Saint -Alban- Leysse and Verel - Pragondran in the West.
History
Saint -Jean- d'Arvey was first mentioned in the Middle Ages. The name changed from Saint- Jéhan - d'Alveys Saint- Jéhan - d'Alvay to today's spelling. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the first rule Arvey, then under the jurisdiction of the castle Chaffardon. In 1803 the hamlet Leysse was separated on the eponymous river from Saint -Jean- d'Arvey and combined with the municipality of Saint -Alban.
Attractions
The parish church of Saint -Jean- d'Arvey was built in the 19th century. West of the village stands the castle Chaffardon.
Population
With 1480 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Saint -Jean- d'Arvey one of the smaller communities of the department of Savoie. After the population was declining in the first half of the 20th century, a striking increase in population was recorded since the early 1970s thanks to the attractive residential area again. Since then, the population has tripled.
Economy and infrastructure
Saint -Jean- d'Arvey was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture, mainly dairy farming and animal husbandry, embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has developed into the residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, particularly in the area Chambery their work.
The village region has a quite well developed. It lies on the secondary road D912 which leads from Chambery by the massif of the bauges to Annecy. Another road connection via the Col des Prés with Aillon -le- Jeune. The nearest links to the A43 motorway is located at a distance of about 9 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