Évires

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

Geography

Évires is located 825 meters above sea level. Level, about 18 kilometers north- northeast of the town of Annecy (air line). The scattered settlement municipality extends on the high plateau of Bornes, above the valley of Daudens, between the Salève in the northwest and the Bornes Alps in the southeast, in the eastern Genevois.

The area of ​​19.49 square kilometers municipal area includes a portion of the area of ​​the Bornes Plateau. The southern part of the area is drained by the Daudens and its side streams in forested erosion valleys southwest to Fier. To the north, the municipality's area covers the wide, mostly of meadows lined plateau Bornes. Here is 955 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Évires. In the extreme north is the source of the Foron, a left tributary of the Arve.

To Évires addition to the actual core of the church include numerous hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:

• Daudens (720 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern side of the valley Daudens
• Jouvenet (780 m above sea level. M. ) on the northern slope of the valley of the Daudens
• Pralet (790 m above sea level. M. ) at the edge of the plateau of Bornes
• Pré Magnoux (810 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau
• Gonin (820 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau
• Marmiton ( 825 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau
• Le Villard (830 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau
• Le Chaumet ( 886 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau

Neighboring communities of Évires are Arbusigny and La Chapelle- Rambaud in the north, Etaux and La Roche- sur -Foron in the east, Thorens- Glières in the south and Groisy and Menthonnex -en- Bornes in the West.

History

The territory of Évires was inhabited already in prehistoric times, which could be based on various findings, including a bronze bracelet, occupied. Évires is, however, only in 1275 first mentioned. The name goes back to the Old French word eve (water).

Attractions

The village church of Évires was built in the Gothic Revival style. In the town there are two museums, namely the Musée de l' Outil (tool museum) and the Musée de poterie traditionnal savoyarde ( traditional pottery ).

Population

With 1327 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Évires one of the smaller towns in the Haute-Savoie region. In the first half of the 20th century, the population increased continuously (just like in 2004 1259 inhabitants in 1901 counted Évires ) from. Since the mid- 1970s, however, a significant increase in population was recorded again.

Economy and infrastructure

Évires is a predominantly coined by farming village today. There are also some plants of the local small business sector. Some of the working population commuters going about their work in the larger towns in the area as well as in the Geneva - Annemasse and Annecy.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but can be easily reached from the main road N203 that runs from Annecy over the Bornes Plateau to La Roche- sur -Foron. The nearest links to the A41 motorway, which runs through the municipality, is located at a distance of about ten kilometers. Évires also had a station on the railway line Aix -les- Bains- Annemasse.