Meillerie

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

Geography

Meillerie is on 385 m above sea level. M., 18 kilometers east of the town of Thonon -les- Bains ( straight line ). The village is located in the Chablais, on the south bank of Lake Geneva, approximately opposite the Swiss village of Cully, at the northern foot of the Montagne de Mémises that belongs to the Chablais Alps.

The area of 3.91 square kilometers municipal area includes a section on the south bank of Lake Geneva; the lake shore line is about 3.5 kilometers. The lake shore is very steep in this area in most places. The slopes, which are partly crossed by bands of rock, rising sharply on to the terrace of Thollon. They are divided by several short gullies. With 1000 m above sea level. M. is achieved the highest elevation of Meillerie at Mont Chalon. The eastern boundary runs along the Ruisseau de Locum.

To Meillerie include the hamlet settlements Locum ( 386 m above sea level. M. ) at the mouth of Ruisseau de Locum in Lake Geneva and Les Plantet ( 549 m above sea level. M. ) on a ridge above Locum. Neighboring communities of Meillerie are Saint- Gingolph in the east, Thollon -les- Mémises in the south and in the west Lugrin.

History

The place name Meillerie, formerly called Meleria, comes from the late Latin melarius (apple tree). Since the 12th century it formed an independent parish.

In the 18th and 19th centuries provided the limestone quarries large quantities of bricks and gravel, which, from Lake Geneva found numerous applications in the region. With heavy barges ( boats with sails ) reached significant levels to Geneva, Lausanne, Vevey and numerous other places. The already hewn stones were a popular material for the house, bridge and construction of the Wall. Because the quarries are not located directly on the shore, the products had to laboriously by horse-drawn carriage transported to the port, there are loaded by hand work and special wheelbarrows on the ships. At the destination, again began the physically demanding and time-consuming work of unloading and further transportation. In 1902 there were only 150 dealt with the barge transport people and 53 transport barges.

Attractions

The one with the vicarage to the village enthroned church contains components from the 13th century ( chorus); it was later changed several times.

Population

With 320 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Meillerie one of the small towns in the Haute-Savoie region. At the beginning of the 20th century the number of Meillerie almost 1000 inhabitants, then was recorded by a high migration population decline by over 60 percent. Since 1960 the number of inhabitants lies always in the range of 250 to 340 people.

Economy and infrastructure

Meillerie formerly lived primarily on fishing. Today there are various businesses of the local small business sector. East of the village limestone quarries are operated. Many working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in Evian- les- Bains and Thonon -les- Bains, their work.

The village lies on the main road N5, which runs from Thonon -les- Bains along the lake shore to Saint -Gingolph. The station opened in 1886 on the railroad Léaz -Saint -Gingolph is no longer served by passenger trains since 1938, a resumption of traffic by 2015, however, provided.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Cully, Switzerland Gully Saint-Gingolph (Haute-Savoie) Novel, Haute-Savoie

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