Montmin

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

Geography

Montmin is 1045 m, north of Faverges, about 15 km southeast of the town of Annecy (air line). The mountain village is located in a high valley, which opens to the south, east of Lake Annecy, at the foot of belonging to the Bornes Alps Tour Nette.

The area of ​​16:29 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the limestone massif of the tour Cute. The area occupied by the high valley of Montmin that by the Nant de Montmin south to the Eau Morte ( tributary of Lac d' Annecy ) is dehydrated. The mountain stream flow to various short side streams from the surrounding slopes. The parish boundary runs mostly on the ridge of the surrounding mountain ridges. In the West, these are the Pointe de Chenivier ( 1303 m), the Col de la Forclaz (1150 m) and the Rocher du Roux ( 1555 m ) in the north, the tour Cute ( with 2338 m find the highest mountains of Montmin is reached), in the east the Pointe de la Beccaz ( 2041 m), the Cret des Mouches ( 2032 m) and the Pointe de Chauriande (1801 m).

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

• Plan Montmin (1000 m ) on a ridge above the valley of Montmin
• La Perrière (950 m) in the high valley below Montmin
• Le Bois ( 1060 m) in the high valley at the foot of the Tour Nice
• Les Prés Ronds (1240 m) at the far end of the Valley, at the foot of the Tour Nice

Neighboring communities of Montmin are Talloires in the north, Les Clefs, Serraval and Saint- Ferréol in the east, the south and Faverges Doussard in the West.

History

The place was probably built in the 12th century shortly after the founding of the monastery of Talloires. The place name is derived from the Latin Montmin words monte medio (middle mountain ), but the recorded in old maps name Mont Mayri could point to a different, possibly pre-Roman origin.

Attractions

The very spacious for a small mountain village village church Saint- Maurice was newly built in 1848 in neo-classical style on the site of an earlier building. From the 17th century, the Monument and the Chapel of Sept- Fontaines in the hamlet plan Montmin come. The chapel of Le Bois was built in 1716.

Population

With 326 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Montmin one of the smallest municipalities in the department of Haute- Savoie. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the population steadily increased due to high levels of emigration from (1861 Montmin were still counted 548 inhabitants). Due to the remoteness of the population of Montmin unlike other municipalities in the surrounding area in recent decades has been an overall decline. Since 2000, however, a significant population growth is recorded again.

Economy and infrastructure

Montmin was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work. In recent years Montmin also benefited from tourism. The village is the starting point for the ascent of the Tour Nette.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Talloires on the Col de la Forclaz and Montmin after Vesonne ( at Faverges ).