Monnetier-Mornex

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

Geography

Monnetier -Mornex located at 600 meters above sea level. M., about four kilometers south of Annemasse and eight miles southeast of downtown Geneva ( straight line ). The double municipality covers an elevated position on the eastern slopes of the Salève and the Petit Salève, west of the lower Arvetals, near the border with Switzerland.

The area of ​​11,40 square kilometers municipal area includes a section at the bottom Arve Valley. The eastern boundary runs along the Arve respectively its left tributary Viaison. Both waters are deep into the terrain of the area. Of these rivers, the municipality's area extends westward over the Mont Gosse (631 m above sea level. M. ) and the slope of Esserts up to the heights of Petit Salève ( 899 m above sea level. M. ) and the Salève on whose Nordostabdachung with 1265 m ü. M. the highest elevation of Monnetier -Mornex is achieved. Is the valley section of Monnetier, which was created by the erosive power of a prehistoric race of the Arve between the Grand and the Petit Salève Salève. The northwestern municipal boundary runs along the steep slope on the side of the Salève directed against Geneva.

Community structure

The community Monnetier -Mornex consists of the following local and municipal parts:

• Monnetier ( 695 m above sea level. M. ) in the characteristic valley cut between Grand and Petit Salève Salève
• Baugé (660 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern edge of the Taleinschnitts Monnetier
• Mornex (520 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern slopes of Mont gutter above the valley of Viaison
• Bas Mornex (495 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern slope of Mount gutter above the valley of the Arve
• Esserts -Salève (590 m above sea level. M. ) at the eastern foot of the slope of the Salève over the Talniederung of Viaison
• Naz (600 m above sea level. M. ) at the eastern foot of the slope of the Salève

Neighboring communities of Monnetier -Mornex are Étrembières in the north, Arthaz -Pont -Notre -Dame and Reignier- Ésery in the east, the south and La Muraz Bossey in the West.

History

Several findings indicate that the municipality of Monnetier -Mornex been inhabited since the Neolithic, the Bronze Age and during the Roman period. The Celts operated by iron mining at the foot of Salève.

Since the 10th century, the area was later placed under the bishops of Geneva, the Count of Geneva. Monnetier and Mornex (mean age Mornacum or Mornay ) were mentioned in the 12th century. Both in Mornex and in Monnetier was ever a lock. 1659 the villages came to Savoy and divided from that time on its fate. Towards the end of the 19th century Monnetier developed into a health resort with numerous hotels. 1974 Esserts -Salève was incorporated into Monnetier -Mornex.

From 1893 to 1937, the town was served by the first electric cog railway, the Salèvebahn.

Attractions

The Church of Monnetier originates from the 12th century, but was rebuilt in 1900. In the 14th century the chapel of Saint -André goes back in Esserts -Salève. Other chapels are located in Mornex and Naz (the latter dates from the 8th century). Of the secular buildings, the Château de l' Ermitage from the 19th century, the Château de Mornex and the mills of the 17th century are worth mentioning at Naz.

Population

With 2304 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Monnetier -Mornex belongs to the medium-sized towns in the Haute-Savoie region. Since the 1970s, the town has a continuous population growth.

Economy and infrastructure

Monnetier -Mornex was until well into the 20th century a predominantly shaped by the agriculture community. Since the 1970s, it gradually developed into an attractive place to live near the cities of Annemasse and Geneva. Today, there are many enterprises in the small and medium enterprises. Many working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Geneva - Annemasse, their work. In skin Mornex is Villa Emanuel, an evangelical homestead with the associated campground.

The villages and Monnetier Mornex are a good infrastructure. They are located on the tourist road that leads from Annemasse on the amount of Salève after Cruseilles. The nearest links to the A40 motorway is located at a distance of about four kilometers. Bas Mornex had a station on the railway line Aix -les- Bains- Annemasse.