Leschaux

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

Geography

Leschaux is located at 930 m above sea level. M., about 15 km south of the town of Annecy (air line). The farming village extends near the broad saddle of the Col de Leschaux, in the northern part of the massif of the Wallows, at the eastern foot of the Semnoz.

The area of ​​12:52 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the Wallows. The central area is occupied by the broad saddle of the Col de Leschaux ( 897 m above sea level. M. ). It forms the watershed of a valley that is oriented in north-south direction and the parallel chains of Semnoz ( in the west) and the Roc Bœufs (to the east ) is flanked. By Laudon the Col de Leschaux drained north to the Lac d' Annecy. To the south, the municipality area extends into the catchment area of ​​the Chéran. From the pass crossing the communal land extends westward over a densely wooded hillside to the anticline Semnoz. Here is an open plateau and north of the Cret de Chatillon thereafter, with 1699 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Semnoz and the community Leschaux.

To Leschaux addition to the actual center also includes several hamlets settlements and farmsteads, including:

• La Touviere (950 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern slope of the Semnoz
• La Croix (930 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern slope of the Semnoz, near the Col de Leschaux
• Le Pommier (910 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern slope of the Semnoz

And the houses on the Col de Leschaux ( 897 m above sea level. M. ).

Neighboring communities of Leschaux are Viuz la Chiésaz and Saint- Eustache in the north, La Chapelle -Saint -Maurice in the east, Bellecombe -en -Bauges in the south and Allèves and Gruffy in the West.

Attractions

The village church of Leschaux dates from the 19th century. The village is the site of the Musée du Semnoz.

Population

With 269 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Leschaux one of 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 358 residents counted in Leschaux ). Since the mid- 1970s, however, a significant increase in population was recorded again.

Economy and infrastructure

Leschaux was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, particularly in Annecy their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares near the secondary road D912 which leads from Sévrier over the Col de Leschaux after Lescheraines. Further road links exist with La Chapelle -Saint -Maurice, Bellecombe -en- Bauges and a tourist road that leads over the Semnoz, with Annecy.

La Chapelle -Saint -Maurice | Chavanod | Cran- Gevrier | Duingt | Entrevernes | Leschaux | Montagny- les- Lanches | Quintal | Saint Eustache | Saint- Jorioz | Sévrier | Seynod

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