Armix
Armix is a municipality with a population of 20 (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the French department of Ain , in the Rhône -Alpes.
Geography
Armix lies 720 m above sea level. Level, about 21 kilometers southeast of the city Ambérieu -en- Bugey (air line). The small village extends in the central Bugey, on a sloping to the south slope in the high Jura high above the deep cluse des Hôpitaux, which ensures as Taldurchbruch the transport connection for railway and road between Ambérieu -en- Bugey and Culoz.
The area of 6.82 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the southern French Jura. The central part is occupied by the slope of shoulder Armix inclined to the south. She falls from the southwest with a distinctive rock wall to cluse des Hôpitaux; the boundary is located above the cliff edge. To the north- east, the municipality area extends to the wooded Jurahöhenzug the Forêt de Ravière, on 1064 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Armix is achieved.
Neighboring communities of Armix are Prémillieu and Thézillieu in the north, Virieu -le- Grand in the East, Rossillon in the south and La Burbanche in the West.
History
Is first mentioned in the 12th century Armix under the name of Armies. The village church was first the monastery of Cluny, later the Cistercian monastery of Saint- Sulpice assumed ( at Thézillieu ). Since the Middle Ages, the village was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Savoy. The Treaty of Lyon in 1601 it passed to France.
Attractions
The present building of the village church of Armix dates from the 19th century.
Population
With 20 inhabitants Armix is the smallest of the 419 municipalities of the department of Ain. Because of its remoteness, the village experienced during the 20th century by strong migration a significant population decline, from which it gradually recovered since the beginning of the 21st century.
Economy and infrastructure
Armix was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture and forestry village. Even today, the inhabitants live on the merits of the activity in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector there are no other jobs in the village.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares. The main access is from Rossillon on the main road N504 by cluse des Hôpitaux. Another road connection with Prémillieu.
Ambérieu -en- Bugey | Ambléon | Ambronay | Ambutrix | Andert- et- Condon | Anglefort | Aranc | Arandas | Arbignieu | Argis | Armix | Arte Mare | Belley | Belmont- Luthézieu | Bénonces | BÃ © | Bettant | Blyes | Brégnier Cordon | Brénaz | Brens | Briord | Ceyzérieu | Chaley | Champagne -en- Valromey | Chanay | Château- Gaillard | Chavornay | Chazey- Bons | Chazey -sur- Ain | Cheignieu la Balme | Cleyzieu | Colomieu | Conand | Contrevoz | Conzieu | Corbonod | Corlier | Cormaranche -en- Bugey | Cressin -Rochefort | Culoz | Cuzieu | Douvres | Évosges | Flaxieu | Groslée | Hauteville- Lompnes | Hostiaz | Innimond | Izieu | L' Abergement -de- Varey | La Burbanche | Lagnieu | Lavours | Leyment | Lhuis | Lochieu | Lompnas | Lompnieu | Loyettes | Magnieu | Marchamp | Marignieu | Massignieu -de -Rives | Montagnieu | Murs- et- Gélignieux | Nattages | Nivollet - Montgriffon | Oncieu | Ordonnaz | Parves | Peyrieu | Pollieu | Prémeyzel | Prémillieu | Pugieu | Rossillon | Ruffieu | Saint- Benoît | Saint- Bois | Saint- Champ | Saint- Denis -en- Bugey | Sainte -Julie | Saint- Germain- les- Paroisses | Saint -Martin -de- Bavel | Saint -Maurice -de- Rémens | Saint -Rambert -en- Bugey | Saint- Sorlin -en- Bugey | Saint- Vulbas | Sault Brénaz | Seillonnaz | Serrières -de- Briord | Seyssel | Songieu | Souclin | Sutrieu | Talissieu | Tenay | Thézillieu | Torcieu | Vaux -en- Bugey | Vieu | Villebois | Virieu -le- Grand | Virieu -le- Petit | Virignin | Vongnes
- Commune in the department of Ain
- Place in Rhône -Alpes