La Tour (Haute-Savoie)
La Tour is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Geography
La Tour is located at 621 m above sea level. M., 23 km east-southeast of the city of Geneva (air line). The village extends Faucigny, in the basin of the landscape Sallaz the northwest foot of the Môle, in the Savoy Alps, near the Lac de Môle.
The area of 7.73 km ² municipal area comprises a portion of Faucigny. The main part of the municipality area occupied by the broad Talniederung of Sallaz between the Massif des Brasses and the Môle. This basin, in which the Lac de Môle lies is drained through a side stream of Foron west. In a narrow edge of the municipality sufficient ground north to below the Pointe des Brasses (up to 1400 m above sea level. M. ), spanning the little valley of the Ruisseau d' Entreverges. To the south of the municipality spell extends over a densely wooded hillside down to a secondary summit of Môle. Here it is with 1627 m above sea. M. reached the highest peak of La Tour.
At La Tour include various hamlet settlements, including La Tour d' en Bas (625 m above sea level. M. ) and Chez Gavillet (610 m above sea level. M. ) in the basin of the Sallaz and Entreverges (615 m above sea level. M. ) in the narrow Talfurche at the transition to Saint -Jeoire. Neighboring communities of La Tour are Viuz -en- Sallaz in the north, Saint- Jeoire in the east, Saint -Jean -de- Tholome in the south and Peillonnex and Ville -en- Sallaz in the West.
History
The area of La Tour was already inhabited in prehistoric times. In the Middle Ages La Tour was part of the territory of the rule Faucigny. As part of the Dauphiné reached the place in 1349 in France, but was delivered in a country Abtausch to the Counts of Savoy under the Treaty of Paris in 1355. After La Tour shared the fate of Savoy.
Attractions
The village church of La Tour dates from the 19th century.
Population
With 1209 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) La Tour is one of the smaller towns in the Haute-Savoie region. In recent decades, a significant population increase was recorded.
Economy and infrastructure
La Tour was well into the 20th century, a predominantly coined by farming village. Today there are various businesses of the local small and medium enterprises. Many working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Geneva - Annemasse, their work.
The village region has a quite well developed. It is located near the road D907 which leads from Annemasse after Taninges. Further road links exist with Saint -Jean -de- Tholome and Peillonnex.
Mégevette | Onnion | Saint -Jean -de- Tholome | Saint- Jeoire | La Tour | Ville-en -Sallaz | Viuz -en- Sallaz
- Commune in the department of Haute- Savoie
- Place in Rhône -Alpes