Marin (Haute-Savoie)
Marin is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Geography
Marin is at 583 m above sea level. M., 4 km east of the town of Thonon -les- Bains ( straight line ). The village is located in the Chablais, with splendid views of the valley east of the Dranse, approximately 200 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.
The area of 5.58 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the central Chablais. The western boundary runs more or less along the lower Dranse who steps out here from a deep gorge in the Lake Geneva area and opens with a large alluvial fan in the lake. From the Dranse the communal land extends eastward over the relatively gently but continuously increasing slope up to the subsequent plateau. With 660 m above sea level. M. is achieved on the Fond des Prés, the highest elevation of Marin.
At Marin include the hamlet settlements Sussinges (460 m above sea level. M. ), Moruel (520 m above sea level. M. ), Marinel (546 m above sea level. M. ) and Chullien (605 m above sea level. M. ), all the promising slope of Marin located. Neighboring communities of Marin Publier in the north, Champanges in the east, and Féternes Armoy in the south and Thonon -les- Bains in the West.
History
The place name Marin appears as early as 516 as marianum in the documents. It probably goes back to the personal name Maro and thus means for the people of Maro. Marin was an independent municipality until 1973, but was then fused with Thonon -les- Bains. Since 1995 there is a separate municipality again.
Population
With 1627 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Marin is one of the smaller towns in the Haute-Savoie region. In recent decades, a continuous growth of the population was recorded. Outside of the old village larger family house districts are mainly due to the beautiful residential area.
Economy and infrastructure
Marin was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. On the slope below Marin wine production. The village is situated in the wine growing region of Savoie. White wines from the grape Altesse ( locally called roussette ) may be marketed under the protected designation of origin roussette de Savoie. For white wines, red wines and other grape varieties, the AOC Vin de Savoie applies.
Today there are various businesses of the local small business sector. Many working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in Thonon -les- Bains their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from the N5, which runs from Thonon -les- Bains Evian- les- Bains. Further road links exist with Publier and Champanges.
Armoy | Bellevaux | Lullin | Lyaud | Marin | Reyvroz | Thonon -les- Bains | VAILLY
- Commune in the department of Haute- Savoie
- Place in Rhône -Alpes