Etaux

Etaux, also written Eteaux, is a village in Haute - Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Geography

Etaux located at about 640 m above sea level. M., west of La Roche- sur -Foron, about 20 km southeast of the city of Geneva (air line). The scattered settlement municipality extends increased on the eastern slopes of the plateau of Bornes, above the broad Arve Valley, at the northern foot of the Alps - Bornes.

The area of ​​13.69 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the area of ​​the Bornes Plateau. In the east, the boundary runs parallel to the slope above La Roche- sur -Foron. From here, the municipality's area extends westward across the slope of Etaux to the broad plateau of Bornes, on 940 m above sea level. M. Combloux at the highest elevation of Etaux is achieved. The southern boundary usually forms the valley of Foron. In the far west of the municipality of soil over the saddle of Évires extends to the headwaters of the Daudens which drains southwest to Fier.

To Etaux addition to the actual core of the church includes several hamlets settlements and farmsteads, including:

• Charny (630 m above sea level. M. ) on the hillside north of the village
• Les Faverges (730 m above sea level. M. ) on the climb to the Col d' Évires
• Même (760 m above sea level. M. ) on the climb to the Col d' Évires
• Les Crues (820 m above sea level. M. ) on the high plateau of Bornes

Neighboring communities of Etaux are Pers- Jussy and Cornier in the north, La Roche- sur -Foron the east and south, and Évires and La Chapelle- Rambaud in the West.

History

Etaux is first mentioned in the 15th century.

Attractions

The village church of Etaux has a Gothic choir, while the nave dates from the 16th century. In Charny is a manor house.

Population

With 1737 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Etaux one of the smaller towns in the Haute-Savoie region. Since the early 1970s, a significant population growth was recorded thanks to the attractive residential area.

Economy and infrastructure

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

The village region has a very well developed. It is located near the main road N203 that runs from La Roche- sur -Foron to Annecy. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of around 2 km. The train station of La Roche- sur -Foron on the railway line Annemasse -Cluses or Annemasse, Annecy is easily accessible from Etaux.

Amancy | Arenthon | La Chapelle- Rambaud | Cornier | Etaux | La Roche- sur -Foron | Saint -Laurent | Saint- Pierre-en -Faucigny | Saint -Sixt

• Commune in the department of Haute- Savoie
• Place in Rhône -Alpes