Saint-Paul-en-Chablais

Saint- Paul-en -Chablais is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Geography

Saint- Paul-en -Chablais is located at 820 m above sea level. M., 12 km east of the town of Thonon -les- Bains ( straight line ), above Evian- les- Bains. The village is located in the Chablais, a scenic location on the high plateau of the Pays de Gavot, approximately 450 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva, in the Savoy Alps.

The area of ​​14.45 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the high plateau in the central Chablais. The plateau is slightly inclined towards the north, before going on underneath of Saint- Paul-en -Chablais in a steep wooded slope. It is drained by several rivers, including the Ruisseau de Montigny and the Ruisseau de Coppy, north to Lake Geneva. To the south extends the communal land on a partially wooded broad back with the Lac de la Beunaz and four other small forest lakes up to the Ugine, a right side of the creek Dranse d' Abondance. In the east the municipality area ranges of Mont Bénand on which with 1265 m above. M. is reached the highest point of Saint- Paul-en -Chablais.

Community structure

At Saint- Paul-en -Chablais addition to the actual village center includes several hamlets settlements, namely:

  • Chez Burquiers (805 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau of the Pays de Gavot
  • Chez les Laurents (830 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau of the Pays de Gavot
  • Poese (810 m above sea level. M. ) west of the village
  • Lyonnet (880 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau of the Pays de Gavot
  • Chez Thiollay ( 885 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau south of the village
  • Saint -Joseph ( 891 m above sea level. M. )
  • Praubert ( 895 m above sea level. M. )
  • Roseires d' Aval ( 899 m above sea level. M. ) at the northwest foot of Mont Bénand
  • Chez Bochet (880 m above sea level. M. ) in the southern part of the Pays de Gavot
  • Les Faverges (900 m above sea level. M. ) at the Ugine
  • La Beunaz (990 m above sea level. M. ) at the western foot of Mont Bénand

Neighboring municipalities of Saint- Paul-en -Chablais are Neuvecelle and Maxilly -sur -Léman to the north, and Lugrin Bernex in the east, the south and Vinzier Larringes in the West.

History

The village was called up to the year 1000 Cyriel. Around this time, founded the Benedictine monks here a priory, cleared parts of the Pays de Gavot and made ​​the land arable. The village has now received the name of Saint- Paul. A new (temporary ) name change was made in Bellevue, as Savoy in 1792 came to France. In order to better distinguish the town from other towns of the same name, 1935, the additional en Chablais was added.

Attractions

The church is at the core of a building from the 11th and 12th century, but was later changed several times and contains Baroque wall paintings. In the area there are many chapels.

Population

With 2202 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Saint- Paul-en -Chablais is one of the medium-sized towns in the Haute-Savoie region. In recent decades, a continuous strong growth of population was recorded thanks to the beautiful residential area. Outside of the actual village center caused various family house districts.

Economy and infrastructure

Saint- Paul-en -Chablais was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. Today there are various businesses of the local small business sector. Many working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in Evian- les- Bains and Thonon -les- Bains, their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares of a link road from Evian- les- Bains in the Vallée d' Abondance. Further road links exist with Larringes and Bernex.

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains Cantons of France Postal codes in France Champanges Novel, Haute-Savoie Saint-Gingolph (Haute-Savoie)
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