Épagny, Haute-Savoie

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

Geography

Épagny is located on 455 m above sea level. M., about 5 km north- west of the town of Annecy (air line). The village is located in the basin of Annecy in the foothills of the Alps, in a wide Talniederung that is drained by the Nant de Gillon for Fier, at the southern foot of the Montagne de Mandallaz, in Genevois.

The area of ​​6.77 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the basin of Annecy. The central area is occupied by the nearly 2 km wide valley at the southern foot of the Montagne de Mandallaz, formerly represented a vast marshland. Today the level is drained and is drained by the Nant de Gillon south. In the far south, the area extends up to the plateau of Poisy. To the north, the municipality's area extends to the wooded ridge of La Mandallaz, on 780 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Épagny is achieved.

To Épagny next to the village itself includes various former hamlet settlements that have been enhanced with numerous new buildings, namely:

• Gillon (452 m above sea level. M. ) at the Nant de Gillon in the plane of Épagny
• Saint- Paul ( 458 m above sea level. M. ) on the northern edge of the plain of Épagny
• Chez Pinget (500 m above sea level. M. ) slightly increased at the northern edge of the plain of Épagny
• Chez les Favre (706 m above sea level. M. ) on a ridge on the southeast slope of the Montagne de Mandallaz

Neighboring communities of Épagny are Pringy in the north, Metz -Tessy in the east, the south and Meythet Poisy, Sillingy and La Balme -de- Sillingy in the West.

History

Épagny is first mentioned in the 14th century in the documents. The name goes back to the Gallo-Roman personal name Hispanius or Spanius and means something like estate of Hispanius.

Attractions

The village church dates from the 19th century.

Population

With 3984 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Épagny belongs to the medium-sized towns in the Haute-Savoie region. Since the early 1960s was due to the proximity to Annecy recorded a marked increase in population. During the last four decades, the population has increased almost tenfold. Outside the old town center and along the main street extensive residential areas and industrial zones were built. The settlement area has grown together almost seamlessly with that of Metz -Tessy and Meythet. The municipality is part of the agglomeration of Annecy.

Economy and infrastructure

Épagny has long been a predominantly coined by farming village. During the second half of the 20th century was the rapid development of a suburb and industrial town of Annecy. Extensive industrial and commercial zones developed along the main road N508. The area was settled service companies, down shops, trading companies and enterprises of the automotive industry.

The village region has a very well developed. It is located near the main road N508 that runs from Annecy to Bellegarde- sur -Valserine. Further road links exist with Annecy- le -Vieux and Poisy. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of about 3 km.