Talissieu
Talissieu is a commune in the French department of Ain, in the Rhône -Alpes.
Geography
Talissieu is located at 250 meters above sea level. M., about twelve kilometers north of the town of Belley (air line). The village is located in the southeastern Bugey, in the valley of Séran at the southern foot of the Grand Colombier, on the edge of vast marshland Marais de Lavours.
The area of 4.80 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the Bugey. The main part of the area is occupied by the 1.5 -kilometer-wide, flat valley of Séran, flowing from northwest to southeast into the Rhône. It occurs southeast of Talissieu into the wide marsh level in the Marais de Lavours. In the south of the municipality floor extends to the edge of the plateau of Ceyzérieu (up to 320 m above sea level. M. ). To the north, the municipality's area extends over the steep slope, which forms the southern end of the Jura ridge of the Grand Colombier. At this slope is 574 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Talissieu.
To Talissieu addition to the actual site includes various hamlets and farmhouses, including:
- Marlieu (239 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of the Séran
- Ameyzieu (260 m above sea level. M. ) on an alluvial fan of a page of Bach's Séran at the foot of the Grand Colombier
Neighboring communities of Talissieu are Chavornay in the north, BÃ © on the east, the south and Ceyzérieu Arte Mare and Vieu in the West.
History
The territory of Talissieu was inhabited very early. In Ameyzieu remains were found of a Roman settlement and inscriptions. In the late 11th century, the area became the property of the monastery Nantua who founded a priory here. In the Middle Ages Talissieu was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Savoy. The Treaty of Lyon, the village came in 1601 to France. To a field change occurred in 1883 when the previously independent community Ameyzieu was incorporated into Talissieu.
Attractions
At the site of the former priory stands the church built in the 19th century in the Gothic Revival style. In addition, remains of the Benedictine priory are preserved, including the prior's house, which was rebuilt in the 17th century. Talissieu characterized by a picturesque townscape with narrow streets and old houses, whose origins date back partly to the 14th century, from. On the slope east of the village, the Château Froid rises, built in the 14th century as a winery and extensively restored in the 17th century and remodeled.
In Ameyzieu the chapel Saint -Blaise, which was built in the 17th century and modified in the 19th century. Also worth seeing are the Maison Collomb and a former mill. In Marlieu is reshaped in 19th -century castle of La Batie family.
Population
With 423 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Talissieu one of the small communities of the department of Ain. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century, population growth was recorded since the early 1980s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Talissieu was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. Today the vineyard on the slopes north of Talissieu plays a role as a source of income for locals. The documents are part of the protected designation of origin Bugey. There are also some plants of the local small business sector. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village region has a quite well developed. It lies on the secondary road D904 which leads from Ambérieu -en- Bugey to Aix -les- Bains. Further road links exist with Ceyzérieu and Chavornay.