Bogève

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

Geography

Bogève is located on 917 m above sea level. M., about 22 km east of the city of Geneva (air line). The village is located in the upper part of the valley of the Foron, at the northern foot of the Pointe des Brasses in the northwestern Savoy Alps; it belongs to the area of the Vallée Verte.

The area of ​​7.00 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the western Chablais Alps. The area is drained by the Foron and its headwaters to the south towards Arve Valley. To the north the municipality area extends over a broad saddle in the catchment area of ​​Menoge in the Vallée Verte. This saddle is in the west of the hill Le Perret ( 1072 m above sea level. M. ), to the east of the forest height Plaine Joux ( 1313 m above sea level with. M. the highest elevation of Bogève ) flanked. In the east, the border runs along the ridge, from the Vallée du separates the Foron Valley cracks.

Community structure

To Bogève addition to the actual village center includes several hamlets settlements, including:

• Les Chaix (970 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern slope of the Perret
• Le Nant (960 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern slope of the Forontals
• Le Bosson (1020 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern slope of the Forontals
• Chez Bouvier (960 m above sea level. M. ) north of the saddle of Bogève
• Les Mougis ( 1074 m above sea level. M. )
• Fargueusaz La ( 1060 m above sea level. M. ) on the hillside above the village
• Plaine Joux ( 1247 m above sea level. M. ) on the ridge east of the village

Neighboring communities of Bogève are Boëge and Villard in the north, Onnion and Saint- Jeoire in the east, Viuz -en- Sallaz in the south and Saint -André -de- Boëge in the West.

History

With the Canton Boëge Bogève moved in 1939 from district to district Bonneville Thonon -les- Bains.

Attractions

The village church was built in 1832 on the site of an earlier church. In La Fargueusaz is a chapel from 1860, which is privately owned and therefore can not be visited.

Population

With 1064 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Bogève is one of the small towns in the Haute-Savoie region. A continuous strong growth of the population since the early 1980s has been recorded thanks to the beautiful residential area. Outside the old town center created numerous houses.

Economy and infrastructure

Bogève is a predominantly agricultural village today. In addition, there are several establishments of local small businesses. Some of the working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Geneva - Annemasse, their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but is a connecting road that leads from Viuz -en- Sallaz to Villard, easily accessible. Above the village, but no longer in the municipality of Bogève, are the winter sports facilities of the Massif des Brasses ( cable car and ski lifts).