Mouxy
Mouxy is a town in the French department of Savoie in the Rhone -Alpes.
Geography
Mouxy is located 420 meters above sea level. M., near Aix -les- Bains, about 13 km north of the town of Chambery (air line). The village is located in the northwest of the department of Savoie, on the western edge of the massif of the Wallows and at the foot of Mont Revard, a scenic location about 160 m above the lake level of Lake Bourget.
The area of 6.28 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the foothills. The western border runs more or less along the outskirts of Aix -les- Bains, on a terrace above the center. The area is drained by the village stream of Mouxy west to Tillet and thus to the Lac du Bourget. To the east, the municipality's area extends in a narrow strip on the first gently rising slope of Mouxy. This is followed by the wooded steep slopes of Mont Revard follows, which is characterized by its distinctive low vertical rock walls. On the high plateau of Mont Revard is with 1530 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Mouxy.
To Mouxy include some new neighborhoods on the outskirts of Aix -les- Bains, the hamlet of Les Mentens (530 m above sea level. M. ) on the slopes of Mont Revard, and several individual farms. Neighboring communities of Mouxy are Pugny - Chatenod in the north, Les Deserts to the east, Drumettaz - Clarafond in the south and Aix -les- Bains in the West.
History
The village appears in the 12th century for the first time under the name of Moussy in the documents. Since the 13th century, the village was owned by the old-established family Mouxy.
Population
With 2149 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Mouxy one of the smaller communities of the department of Savoie. After the population was declining in the first half of the 20th century, a striking increase in population was recorded since the early 1960s thanks to the attractive residential area again. Since then, the population has more than doubled.
Attractions
The village church of Mouxy was built in the 19th century. On the slopes of Mont Revard at 893 m above sea level. M. is the chapel of Saint -Victor. The former oil mill is no longer in operation.
Economy and infrastructure
Mouxy was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. In addition, there are now several companies of small and medium enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has developed into the residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, particularly in the area of Aix -les- Bains and Chambery their work.
The village has a good infrastructure. It lies on the secondary road D913, which runs from Aix -les- Bains on the Mont Revard by Les Deserts. Further road links exist with Drumettaz Clara Fund and Pugny - Chatenod. The nearest links to the A41 motorway, which runs through the municipality, is located at a distance of about 7 km.
Aix -les- Bains | Drumettaz - Clarafond | Méry | Mouxy | Tresserve | Viviers -du -Lac | Voglans
- Municipality in the department of Savoie
- Place in Rhône -Alpes