Allinges

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

Geography

Allinges is located on 538 m above sea level. Level, four kilometers south-southwest of the town of Thonon -les- Bains ( straight line ). The village is located in the Chablais, a scenic location south of Lake Geneva, overlooking the valley of Ruisseau des Blaves, at the northern foot of a ridge of the Savoy Alps.

The area of ​​15,01 square kilometers municipal area includes a portion of the central Chablais. The northern part of the municipal area is situated on a sloping plateau to the north, which is characterized by moraine deposits of glacial Rhone Glacier. It is drained by the Ruisseau des Blaves to Lake Geneva. The southern part is occupied by a narrow range of hills on the Maladière 760 m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of Allinges. To the southwest, the communal land on the Talniederung the Ruisseau du Redon extends to the edge of the large forest Forêt de Plan Bois.

Community structure

To Allinges addition to the actual village center includes several other villages and hamlets settlements. From southwest to northeast, these are:

• Mésinges (511 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau at the northern foot of the Maladière
• Comme Linges (550 m above sea level. M. ) on the lower northern slopes of Maladière
• Château- Vieux (600 m above sea level. M. ) on the southeast slope of the hills of Allinges
• Mâcheron ( 582 m above sea level. M. ) on a side stream of the Ruisseau des Blaves
• La Chavanne ( 545 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau east of the Ruisseau des Blaves
• Les Bougeries ( 545 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau east of the Ruisseau des Blaves

Neighboring communities of Allinges are Thonon -les- Bains in the north, Armoy, Lyaud and Orcier in the east, and Draillant Perrignier in the south and Margencel and Anthy- sur -Léman in the West.

History

Probably the Burgundians built in the 5th century AD, the first fortress (on the site of the later Château Vieux ) on the hill above Allinges. The name first appears in the 10th century as Alingo. Later, the names Alingis (1138), Allinges ( 1196) appeared, and for a long time was the official name of Les Allinges. This place name is derived from personal names Alo, which is a short form of various typical Burgundian name ( alethius, Alaricus, Alamar ).

Under Rudolf II of Burgundy, Château Neuf was built in the 10th century. The Lords of Allinges were henceforth the administrator appointed by the Abbey of Saint -Maurice in the Chablais. In the 13th and 14th centuries there was a long time dispute between the Château Neuf, which belonged to the House of Savoy, and the neighboring Château Vieux, which was in the hands of the heirs of the Lords of Faucigny. This conflict eventually led to the destruction of the Château Vieux, and the possession of which was in 1355 with the Treaty of Paris to the Counts of Savoy over. In 1703 the Château Neuf was destroyed by the troops of Louis XIV.

Attractions

The village church of Allinges dates from the 19th century. On the hill above Allinges are the ruins of the Château Vieux Château Neuf and the and the Romanesque chapel of Saint- François- de-Sales, which was built in the 11th century and preserves important frescoes from the building time.

In Mésinges are the ruins of a mounting storm and a pre-Romanesque chapel.

Population

With 4092 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Allinges belongs to the medium-sized towns in the Haute-Savoie region. In recent decades, a continuous strong growth of population was recorded. Outside of the old village and in the area of La Chavanne and Les Bougeries emerged larger family house districts.

Economy and infrastructure

Allinges was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. Today there are various operations of local small businesses, as well as construction and trading companies. Many working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in Thonon -les- Bains their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but is of Thonon -les- Bains on the connecting road D903 (after Bons- en- Chablais ) easily accessible. Further road links exist with Margencel and Lyaud. In the village there was a railway station on the route Annemasse - Thonon -les- Bains.