Cognin

Cognin is a commune of the department of Savoie in the Rhone -Alpes. Administratively, it is the district of Chambéry, and the eponymous canton Cognin whose capital is allocated.

Geography

Cognin is a suburb of the city of Chambery. It is located about 40 kilometers north of Grenoble, about 80 kilometers south-east of Lyon and about 20 kilometers south of Annecy on the river Hyère.

The neighboring municipalities are in the north and east Chambery, in the south- east Jacob Bellecombette, in the south of Saint- Cassin and Montagnole, in the south- west and west Vimines Saint- Sulpice. Cognin lies between the Jura and the Alps mountains.

Climate

The average temperature in 2010 was 11.1 ° C. In that year there were 1950 hours of sunshine, 1136 millimeters of rain, in 20 days it had snowed, at 30 days there was a thunderstorm and at 27 days it was foggy.

Transport links

Cognin is on the road D department in 1006, which runs from Chambery to Entre -deux- Guiers. The nearest motorway exit is about 5 kilometers from Cognin away. The nearest railway station is the SNCF train station of Chambéry.

Description

Cognin is a medium sized village by French standards. It has many shops such as bakeries, grocery stores, butcher shops and bars.

Demographics

1800 had Cognin 651 inhabitants. The population grew steadily until 1982. At that time the village had 6085 inhabitants. By 1990, the population dropped to 5779th Then she climbed back to 1999 to 5900 inhabitants. Since then the number has remained very constant. Today, the municipality has 5920 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011).

Attractions

In Cognin several old buildings can be seen. Below are the Castles Château de Montcharvin, Château de Villeneuve, Château de Salins, Château de Martinel and the church Église Saint- Pierre and the remains of a Gallo- Roman villa.

Also worth seeing is the old commercial channel Canal des arts et l' atelier de l' eau and the park and farm Parc et la ferme du Foreza.

Gallery

  • Entrance
  • Center
  • River Hyères in Cognin
  • Château de Montcharvin
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