Allèves

Allèves is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.

See there for the area of Allèves north of the dam of Lac des Dix in Val d' Hérémence, Canton Valais, Switzerland.

Geography

Allèves is located on 636 m above sea level. M., about 17 km south of the town of Annecy (air line). The mountain village is located on an exposed south-facing slope in the French Alps, in the cluse de Bange, a ravine in which the Chéran breaks through the western edge of the massif of the chain bauges.

The area of ​​8.81 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Alps. The southwestern boundary runs along the Chéran. This breaks the anticline of Semnoz in the North and Montagne de Bange in the south ( border chain of the Wallows ) in a deep characteristic Klus. The district occupies the northern side of the valley this Klus. It is characterized by its distinctive, some over 100 m high vertical sloping limestone cliffs. The standing above the village of Tours Saint- Jacques ( rock towers ) are slipped on a sliding mass of this rock wall. On the Cret de l' Aigle on the edge of the high plateau of the Semnoz is with 1621 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Allèves.

To Allèves the hamlet Aiguebelette include (625 m above sea level. M. ) in the cluse de Bange above the Pont de l' Abîme as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Allèves are Gruffy in the north, and Leschaux Bellecombe -en -Bauges in the east and Arith and Cusy in the south.

History

The territory of Allèves was inhabited in prehistoric times. In the Grotte de Banges remains were found from the Bronze Age. Is first mentioned in 1356 as de Allèves Allevis; from 1696 the name Alevoz is preserved. The place name probably derives from the word alevier, the customary name for the stone pine.

Attractions

The village church of Saint -Blaise in 1870 rebuilt in the Gothic Revival style, the old bell tower was maintained in 1635. Ruins of the Château du Cengle are obtained.

Population

With 360 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Allèves one of the small towns in the Haute-Savoie region. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the population steadily increased due to high levels of emigration from (1861 were still in Allèves counted 433 inhabitants). Since the early 1980s, however, a continuous increase in population was recorded again.

Economy and infrastructure

Allèves was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area as well as in space Annecy their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Balmont after Lescheraines in the massif of the Wallows. Another road connection with Cusy. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of around 13 km.

Alby- sur- Chéran | Allèves | Chainaz -les- Frasses | Chapeiry | Cusy | Gruffy | Héry -sur- Alby | Mûres | Saint- Félix | Saint -Sylvestre | Viuz la Chiésaz

• Commune in the department of Haute- Savoie
• Place in Rhône -Alpes