Marlens

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

Geography

Marlen is at 461 m above sea level. M., northeast of Faverges, about 12 km north of the city of Albertville ( straight line ). The village extends in a broad Talniederung the chaise, which the Bornes Alps separates the north to the south of the Massif of the Wallows.

The area of ​​15:23 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the Savoy Alps. The main settlement area forms the Talfurche extending from Lac d' Annecy to Ugine after and was created by the Ice Age glaciers. In the flat valley floor Marlen is about 2 km wide. The valley floor is traversed from west to east from the chaise, a right tributary of the Arly. To the south, the municipality area extends over a thickly forested steep slope up to the heights of Dent de Cons (part of the Wallows ). To the north of the valley floor includes the ridge to the Col de l' Epine on ( around 1000 m above sea level. M. ). A narrow tail extends to the northeast and reached the ascending chain of Aravis with 1870 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Marlen.

At Marlen next to the village itself includes various hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:

  • Ombre (500 m above sea level. M. ) increased slightly at the southern edge of the Talfurche
  • Thermesay (470 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley floor of the Chaise
  • Le Villard (490 m above sea level. M. ) then north to Marlen
  • La Côte -de- Marlen (960 m above sea level. M. ) on the ridge west of the Col de l' Epine

Neighboring communities of Marlen are Serraval and Le Bouchet in the north, Ugine in the east, Marthod and Cons- Sainte -Colombe in the south and Saint- Ferréol in the West.

History

The first mention of Marlen dates from the year 867 under the name of Villa Marlindam when King Lothar of Lorraine gave the territory to his wife Theutberga. The name goes back to the Burgundian personal names MARILA. The suffix -ene he means so much as with the people of MARILA.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint -Victor -et-Saint -Ours was built 1867-1868 in neo-gothic style. In the old town, many houses in the typical Savoyard style have been preserved.

Population

With 866 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Marlen is 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 counted in Marlen's still 807 inhabitants). Since the early 1980s, however, an increase in population was recorded again.

Economy and infrastructure

Marlen was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture and Alpine village. Today there are various operations of small businesses. Along the main road also some new companies settled. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village region has a quite well developed. It lies on the main road N508 that runs from Annecy to Albertville. Further road links exist with Cons- Sainte -Colombe and Le Bouchet. The nearest links to the A430 motorway is located at a distance of around 17 km. Marlen had a station on the line from Albertville to Faverges, which has now been shut down.

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Annecy Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Chaise (river) Bauges Cons-Sainte-Colombe Lothair II A430 autoroute Chevaline, Haute-Savoie
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