La Balme-de-Sillingy
La Balme -de- Sillingy is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Geography
La Balme -de- Sillingy is located on 482 m above sea level. M., about 10 km northwest of the town of Annecy (air line). The village extends in a broad Talniederung that is drained by the creek Petites Usses, at the western foot of the Montagne de Mandallaz below the rock formations of the Tête, in Genevois.
The area of 16.51 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the Genevois. The central part of the area occupied by the broad, formerly marshy valley, in which also the lake of La Balme is located. The northern part of this plain is drained by the Petites Usses north to Usses, while the southern part is already part of the catchment area of Fier. To the west of this valley extends the community area over a gently sloping hillside terrain with several terraces up in the hills, which spreads between the valleys of the Fier and Usses. To the east of the municipality of soil extends to the wooded ridge of La Mandallaz, on the 927 m above sea level. M. the highest peak of La Balme -de- Sillingy is achieved. The south-western end of this ridge forms the Tête (900 m above sea level. M. ), which decays with a criss-crossed by bands of rock escarpment to the valley of Sillingy.
At La Balme -de- Sillingy next to the village itself includes various hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:
- La Bonasse (570 m above sea level. M. ) on a plateau west of the valley of the Petites Usses
- Avully ( 561 m above sea level. M. ) west of the valley basin on a plateau of La Balme
- La Bâthie (540 m above sea level. M. ) on a ridge above the valley of the Petites Usses
- Dalmaz ( 525 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau east of the valley floor at the foot of the Montagne de Mandallaz
- Lomprau ( 525 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau east of the valley of the Petites Usses
- Mont Dragon ( 510 m above sea level. M. ) on a ridge above the valley of the Petites Usses
- Vincy (546 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau at the western foot of the Montagne de Mandallaz
Neighboring communities of La Balme -de- Sillingy are Mésigny and Choisy in the north, Cuvat, Pringy and Épagny in the east and in the south Sillingy.
History
The municipality of La Balme -de- Sillingy been inhabited since prehistoric times, and during the Roman period. Its name is attributed to the late Latin word balma ( cave, cave, Abri ).
In the 13th and beginning of the 14th century the Counts of Geneva, first built a castle in La Balme at the foot of the Montagne de Mandallaz. Probably could not be sufficiently strategically secured this lock so that the counts of Geneva already has a new castle on the headland of La Bâthie could build 1316. This castle was protected on three sides by the valley system of the Petites Usses course and on the fourth side by an artificial moat. The hamlet of La Bâthie received in the 14th century, certain liberties, and the castle was long the seat of a Kastlanei of the Counts of Geneva. In the years 1536, when the French invaded by Savoy, and in 1591 in the battle of Savoy against the Berne and was seriously affected.
Attractions
The village church in the Gothic Revival style dates from the 19th century. Of the former palaces of the Count of Geneva in La Balme and La Bâthie few remains are still visible ( wall foundations ). In Dalmaz is a castle that was built in the 14th century. After a fire in 1985 it was restored.
Population
With 5029 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) La Balme -de- Sillingy belongs to the medium-sized towns in the Haute-Savoie region. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the population steadily increased initially due to high levels of emigration from (1861 were still 761 residents counted in La Balme -de- Sillingy ). Since the early 1970s, however, was due to the attractive residential location and close to Annecy again recorded a marked increase in population. Over the past four decades, the population has increased sevenfold. Outside the old town center caused various family house districts.
Economy and infrastructure
La Balme -de- Sillingy was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. Today there are various companies of small and medium enterprises. Near the main road larger commercial zones have developed in recent years. Many workers are also commuters who engage in space Annecy their work.
The village region has a quite well developed. It lies on the main road N508 that runs from Annecy to Bellegarde- sur -Valserine. Other regional road links exist with Sillingy, Choisy and Thusy. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of about 9 km.