Grésy-sur-Aix

Grésy -sur -Aix is a town in the French department of Savoie in the Rhone -Alpes. It is the capital of the Canton of Aix -les- Bains- North Grésy in the arrondissement of Chambery.

Geography

Grésy -sur -Aix is located at 350 m above sea level. M., near Aix -les- Bains, about 18 kilometers north of the town of Chambery (air line). The village is located in the foothills of the Alps, on a plateau increased slightly south of the Valley of Sierre, near the Lac du Bourget, between the Montagne de la Biolle in the northwest and the Mont Revard ( massif of the Wallows ) in the southeast.

The area of ​​12.73 square kilometers municipal area includes a portion of the French Alpine foothills. The central part of the area occupied by the wide valley that extends southward from the basin of Rumilly to Lac du Bourget. This sink has in the region of Grésy -sur -Aix on a flat valley floor of about 1.5 km wide. Here ends the Deisse in the Sierre, which drains the area to the southwest to the Lac du Bourget. In the west the valley floor is flanked by the southern foothills of the Montagne de la Biolle; on the wooded ridge is 620 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Grésy -sur -Aix. To the east, the municipality's area over the gently rising slope extending to below Trévignin at the foot of Mont Revard.

To Grésy -sur -Aix addition to the actual center also includes several hamlets settlements and farmsteads, including:

• Crain (290 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of the Sierre at the foot of the Montagne de la Biolle
• Les Gents (350 m above sea level. M. ) south then to the village
• Les Choseaux (450 m above sea level. M. ) on a hillside overlooking Aix -les- Bains
• Les Maguets (470 m above sea level. M. ) on a plateau south of the Valley of Sierre
• Arbussin (340 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley floor north of Sierre
• Les Mélets (450 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern flank of the Deisse
• Droise (330 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of the Deisse

Neighboring communities of Grésy -sur -Aix is La Biolle, Mognard and Épersy in the north, and Montcel Trévignin in the east, Pugny - Chatenod and Aix -les- Bains in the south and Brison -Saint- Innocent in the West.

History

The territory of Grésy -sur -Aix was settled very early. It traces of the Bronze Age, wall foundations from the Roman period and a burial ground were discovered from the time of Burgundy. The first documentary mention of the place was in the 11th century under the name de Grasiaco and de Graisieu. Later, the names Gresieu (1201 ) published, Graysiacum ( 1215), de Gresiaco, de Greysiaco ( 1289 ), Gressie ( 1312), Greysie ( 1316 ), Greysi en Genevois ( 1555) and Grésy -en- Genevois. The name goes back to the Gallo-Roman personal name Gratius and means something like estate of Gratius ( Gratiacum ).

In the Middle Ages Grésy formed its own rule under the family Grésy, who came out of the house Faucigny. In the 14th century, these reign gained an important position in the border area of the counties of the Genevois and of Savoy, before they finally came under the suzerainty of Savoy in 1401. In 1793 the Municipality of Grésy -en- Genevois in Grésy -sur -Aix has been renamed.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint -Jean -Baptiste was built in the 19th century in the Gothic Revival style. In the hamlet Droise is a chapel, which also dates from the 19th century. From the former Château de Grésy a tower from the 12th century has survived. In the area of the village and on the surrounding slopes are numerous castles and manor houses, including the Château de Mouxy ( from the 15th century, remodeled in the 18th century), the Château de Loche ( from the 15th to the 17th centuries, with rich interiors and a chapel ) in a beautiful park, the Château du Fontany and the Château de Varax.

Population

With 4070 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Grésy -sur -Aix is one of the medium-sized towns in the Savoie département. After the population was declining in the first half of the 20th century, a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1970s thanks to the attractive residential area again. Since then, the population has nearly tripled. The settlement area of Grésy -sur -Aix has grown together seamlessly today with that of Aix -les- Bains.

Economy and infrastructure

Grésy -sur -Aix until the 20th century, a predominantly by agriculture, especially wine growing, embossed village. Still plays the wine on the sunny slopes above the village a certain role. In the valley emerged in recent decades larger commercial and industrial zones. The area was settled down various operations of the construction and transportation industries, trading companies, service companies and shops. In addition, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage mainly in the area of Aix -les -Bains and Chambery their work.

The village region has a very well developed. It is located above the main road N201 that runs from Aix -les- Bains to Annecy. Other regional road links exist with Cusy and the Mont Revard with Les Deserts. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of approximately two kilometers. Grésy -sur -Aix has a station on the railway line Aix -les- Bains- Annemasse.

Aix -les- Bains | Brison -Saint- Innocent | Grésy -sur -Aix | Montcel | Pugny - Chatenod | Saint- Offenge lingerie | Saint- Offenge -Dessus | Trévignin

• Municipality in the department of Savoie
• Place in Rhône -Alpes