Collonges-sous-Salève

Collonges -sous -Salève is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Geography

Collonges -sous -Salève is located at 500 m above sea level. M., about seven kilometers south of the city of Geneva (air line). The village is located on the lower northwest slope of the Salève, east of Drize, at the edge of the Genevois, near the border with Switzerland.

The area of ​​6.13 square kilometers municipal area includes a portion of the Genevois. The northwestern border is the Talniederung the Drize, a left tributary of the Arve. From here, the municipality's area extends southward over the first gentle, later very steep slope of the Grand Salève. His northwest slope is crossed by several Kalkfelsbändern and partly broken. On the ridge of the Salève is with 1301 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Collonges -sous -Salève.

To Collonges -sous -Salève include not only the original village (le Bourg d' en haut ), the settlements Bas de Collonges (480 m above sea level. M. ) below the village north of the main thoroughfares, Les Terrasses de Genève ( 553 m above sea level. M. ) and Vovray (650 m above sea level. M. ) on the northwest slope of the Salève. Neighboring towns of Collonges -sous -Salève are Bossey in the north, La Muraz in the east, Archamps in the southwest, and the Swiss community Bardonnex in the northwest.

History

Several findings indicate that the municipality of Collonges -sous -Salève been inhabited since the Neolithic period and during the Roman period. The first mention in writing of the village in 1145 under the name colonica about what means " land that is managed by a settler ." In the Middle Ages Collonges -sous -Salève and belonged to the Benedictine Abbey of Talloires. Under the Bernese rule, the Reformation was introduced in the village in 1536, but changed the population in 1597 again to the Catholic faith. In the Treaty of Turin, the northern part of the municipality was split off in 1816 with Evordes and assigned Bardonnex. Another area of ​​change was completed in 1836, as an independent municipality was Archamps.

Population

With 3777 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Collonges -sous -Salève belongs to the medium-sized towns in the Haute-Savoie region. Since the 1960s, a continuous increase in population was recorded. Outside the old town center caused to the promising Hang numerous houses.

Attractions

The village church dates from the 19th century. In this church Giuseppe Verdi married on August 29, 1859, the singer Giuseppina. Of the secular buildings, a castle from the 16th century, a group of buildings dating from the 17th century are worth mentioning.

Economy and infrastructure

Collonges -sous -Salève was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. Today there are various companies of small and medium enterprises. Many working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Geneva - Annemasse, their work.

The place is a good infrastructure. It is located above the main road D1206, which leads from Annemasse along the Swiss border to Saint -Julien -en- Genevois. The A40 motorway crosses the municipality, the next port is located at a distance of approximately two kilometers. The municipal area also were two stations on the railway line Léaz -Saint -Gingolph.