École, Savoie
École is a town in the French department of Savoie in the Rhone -Alpes.
Geography
École is located on 736 m above sea level. M., about 21 km northeast of the town of Chambery (air line). The village is located in the northwest of the Savoie département, in the center of the massif of the Wallows, in the middle of a wide valley basin south of the Chéran, between the peaks of Grand Colombier in the west and Mont Trélod in the Northeast.
The area of 29.65 km ² municipal area includes a strong section in relief of the massif of the Wallows. The central part is occupied by the basin of École, which extends in a north-south direction and has a good 1 km wide flat valley floor. In this basin the Chéran from the east from the narrow Vallon de Bellevaux opens. Below École it decreases from south to Ruisseau des Grands Prés on. In the west the basin (M. 1405 m above. ) Is flanked by the Mont Chardonnet; the municipal area extends up to the summit of Grand Colombier ( 2043 m above sea level. M. ).
To the east extends the communal land to the remote and deeply incised Vallon de Bellevaux, the Chéran always marks the northern border. From the south side open two valleys in the upper areas are extensive Alpine meadows. The south-eastern boundary runs along the narrow ridge which forms the watershed between the Chéran and the adjacent Isèretal. Striking mountain peaks are the Dent d' Arclusaz (2040 m above sea level. M. ), the Montagne de la Lanche ( 2060 m above sea level. M. ) and the Mont Pécloz on which with 2197 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation reached by École.
At École next to the village itself includes various hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:
- Le Villard ( 742 m above sea level. M. ) in the basin south of the village
- Gratteloup (750 m above sea level. M. ) in the basin south of the village, on the Ruisseau des Grands Prés
Neighboring communities of École La are Compôte and Jarsy in the north, and Montailleur Grésy -sur -Isère in the east, Fréterive, Saint -Pierre- d'Albigny and Sainte -Reine in the south and Aillon -le- Jeune and Aillon -le- Vieux in the West.
History
Is first mentioned École end of the 11th century under the name of Villa Boggarum and Scola. Later, the names eSchola ( 1215) and Parrochia Scole ( 1432 ) published. In the 11th century the priory was founded in Bellevaux same remote valley east of the École. The monks reclaimed the area under cultivation around the village today.
Attractions
The parish church of Saint- Maurice was built in the 18th century and includes a Pietà of the 16th century. At the site of the former priory Bellevaux today is an oratory and a little above the chapel Notre- Dame de Bellevaux ( Sainte -Fontaine also called ), which is an important pilgrimage destination especially on Whit Monday.
Population
With 261 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) is one École to the small communities of the department of Savoie. After the population declined sharply in the first half of the 20th century, it remained fairly constant in recent years.
Economy and infrastructure
École was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture, especially dairy farming and animal husbandry, embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Some of the working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village away from the major thoroughfares in a department road that leads from Alby- sur- Chéran by the massif of the Wallows and over the Col du Frêne to Saint -Pierre- d'Albigny. Another local road connection with Jarsy. The nearest links to the A43 motorway is located at a distance of around 20 km.
Aillon -le- Jeune | Aillon -le- Vieux | Arith | Bellecombe -en -Bauges | Châtelard | La Compôte | Doucy -en -Bauges | École | Jarsy | Lescheraines | La Motte- en- Bauges | Le Noyer | Saint- François- de-Sales | Sainte -Reine
- Municipality in the department of Savoie
- Place in Rhône -Alpes