Bloye
Bloye is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Geography
Bloye is located on 375 m above sea level. M., near Rumilly, about 16 km west- southwest of the town of Annecy (air line). This former farm extends in the western Albanais, in the foothills of the Alps, in the broad valley which connects the basins of Rumilly with the Lac du Bourget.
The area of 4.40 square kilometers municipal area comprises a portion of Albanais. The main part of the territory occupied by the approximately two -mile-wide valley floor, which continues from Rumilly south to the area of Aix -les- Bains. In Bloye the Talwasserscheide is ( to 364 m asl. ): The northern part is drained by the Dadon for Chéran, the southern by the Deisse to the Lac du Bourget. In the formerly swampy valley floor there are two ponds ( Etang de Thau Crosagny and Beaumont ). To the west, the municipality's area extends into the adjacent hills. Here is 494 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Bloye.
To Bloye addition to the actual center also includes several hamlets settlements and farmsteads, including:
- Grand Salagine (364 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley
- Petit Salagine (364 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley
Neighboring communities of Bloye are Rumilly in the north, Marigny -Saint -Marcel and Saint- Félix in the east, the south and Albens Massingy in the West.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Maurice was built in 1850. It has Carrara marble altars and a pulpit made of walnut wood. Also worth mentioning are the further the Château de Conzier and the Château de Salagine, which was rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century.
Population
With 553 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Bloye 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 Bloye counted 523 inhabitants). Since the mid- 1970s, however, a significant increase in population was recorded again.
Economy and infrastructure
Bloye was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. In addition, there are now several companies of local small businesses. Meanwhile, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area and in the room Annecy their work.
The place is a good infrastructure. It is located near the main road D910 which leads from Rumilly to Aix -les- Bains. Further road links exist with Massingy, Cessens, Saint- Félix and Marigny -Saint -Marcel. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of about six kilometers. Bloye had a station on the railway line Aix -les- Bains- Annemasse.
Bloye | Boussy | Crempigny - Bonneguête | Étercy | Hauteville- sur- Fier | Lornay | Marcellaz - Albanais | Marigny -Saint -Marcel | Massingy | Moye | Rumilly | Sales | Saint- Eusèbe | Thusy | Val -de- Fier | Vallières | Vaulx | Versonnex
- Commune in the department of Haute- Savoie
- Place in Rhône -Alpes