La Balme-de-Thuy

La Balme -de- Thuy is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Geography

La Balme -de- Thuy is on 620 m above sea level. M., west of Thones, about 12 km east of the town of Annecy (air line). The farming village stretches along the northern edge of the Talniederung of Fier, in the Bornes Alps at the foot of the striking rock summit of Tête à Tête Ronde and Turpin.

The area of ​​17.79 km ² municipal area, which extends as a narrow strip in southwest-northeast direction, comprising a portion of the Bornes Alps. The area is traversed in a deeply incised in the chains of Bornes Alps valley from east to west from Fier, the flat valley floor is almost a kilometer wide and filled by gravel deposits of the river. To the south, the municipality area extends to the Dent du Cruet (1833 m above sea level. M. ) and on the mountain pastures of Larrieux (up to 1850 m above sea level. M. ) belonging to the massif of the tour Cute.

North of Fier Valley, the limestone cliffs of Tête à Turpin (1541 m above sea level. M. ), Mont Teret, Tête Ronde rise (1863 m above sea level. M. ) and Arpette de Thuy. In the far north, the municipality of soil extends to a karstified plateau (in the region of the plateau Glières ) and up to the Pointe de la Québlette, on with 1915 meters above sea level. M. the highest peak of La Balme -de- Thuy is achieved.

At La Balme -de- Thuy also includes the hamlet of Charvex (610 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of Fier and various individual courtyards. Neighboring communities of La Balme -de- Thuy are Thorens- Glières in the north, Entremont and Thones in the east and Alex and Dingy- Saint- Clair in the west.

History

Excavations have revealed that the area of La Balme -de- Thuy was already settled in the cave of La Vieille -Eglise in the period from about 8000 BC. Its name is attributed to the late Latin balma ( cave, cave, Abri ).

Attractions

The Village Church of La Balme -de- Thuy dates from the 19th century. On the high plateau north of the village is the chapel of Notre -Dame -des- Neiges, which was rebuilt in 1949. Another chapel there in the hamlet Charvex. Of the secular buildings, the castle is to say, which was rebuilt in 1803.

Population

With 418 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) 360 inhabitants ( 2005) belongs to La Balme -de- Thuy to the small towns in the Haute-Savoie region. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the population steadily increased due to high levels of emigration from (1861 were still 319 residents counted in La Balme -de- Thuy ). Since the mid- 1970s, however, a significant increase in population was recorded again.

Economy and infrastructure

La Balme -de- Thuy was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. Today there are various businesses of the local small business sector. Many workers are commuters who engage in space Annecy their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from the secondary road D909 which leads from Annecy to Thones. Another road connection with Dingy- Saint- Clair.

La Balme -de- Thuy | Le Bouchet | Les Clefs | La Clusaz | Le Grand -Bornand | Manigod | Serraval | Saint -Jean -de -Sixt | Thones | Les Villard -sur- Thones

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