Mésigny

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

Geography

Mésigny is 535 meters. M., about 13 km northwest of the town of Annecy (air line). The farming village extends on a gently sloping north-east slope of the valley of the Petites Usses, in the hills between the valleys of Usses and Fier, in Genevois.

The area of ​​6.73 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the Genevois. The eastern part of the municipality is occupied by the small valley of the Petites Usses, a left side of the creek Usses. The valley, which has a plurality of coils is oriented total from southeast to northwest. To the west, the municipality's area extends beyond the relatively gently rising slope of Mésigny up in the adjacent hills. On the wooded height of 720 m above sea Sublessy is. M. reached the highest elevation of Mésigny.

To Mésigny next to the village itself includes various hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:

• Les Balmettes (430 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of the Petites Usses
• Chosoz (490 m above sea level. M. ) on the hillside below the village
• Chez Gaillard (550 m above sea level. M. ) on the hillside above the village
• Orgemont (590 m above sea level. M. ) on a plateau above the village

Neighboring communities of Mésigny are Sallenôves in the north, Choisy in the east, La Balme -de- Sillingy Sillingy and in the south and Chilly in the West.

History

The territory of Mésigny been inhabited since the Neolithic period and during the Roman period. From 1803 Mésigny belonged to the municipality of La Balme -de- Sillingy before it was raised again in 1825 into an independent municipality.

Attractions

The village church of Mésigny dates from the 19th century.

Population

With 691 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Mésigny one of the small towns in the Haute-Savoie region. Since the early 1970s, a substantial population increase was recorded.

Economy and infrastructure

Mésigny is a predominantly coined by farming village today. There are also some plants of the local small business sector. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, particularly in the area Annecy their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from the main road N508 that runs from Annecy to Bellegarde- sur -Valserine. Further road links exist with Chilly and Sillingy. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of around 14 km.

Annecy | La Balme -de- Sillingy | Choisy | Épagny | Lovagny | Mésigny | Metz -Tessy | Meythet | Nonglard | Poisy | Sallenôves | Sillingy

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