Puygros

Puygros is a town in the French department of Savoie in the Rhone -Alpes.

Geography

Puygros is located at 760 m above sea level. M., approximately 9 km east of the town of Chambery (air line). The farming village extends to the west of the department of Savoie, in the southern part of the massif of the Wallows, on a saddle east of the valley floor of Chambéry, at the western foot of the Pointe de la Galoppaz.

The area of ​​10:34 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the massif of the Wallows. The central part of the area is occupied by the saddle of Puygros, the west upstream forest height ( 840 m above sea level. M. ) and the subsequent gently sloping hillside. The western boundary runs along the V-shaped valley of the Ruisseau de Ternèze, the north along the valley section of the Ruisseau de la Reysse, both tributaries of the Leysse ( tributary of Lac du Bourget ), at the valley Puygros in the extreme northwest has a share. To the east, the municipality's area (M. 1426 meters above sea level. ) Extends over the steep, wooded slopes and Mont- partisan groups to the adjacent ridge with the peaks Pic de la Suck ( 1612 m above sea level. M. ) and Pointe de la Galoppaz ( with 1680 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Puygros ).

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

• Le Chêne (650 m above sea level. M. )
• Marle (700 m above sea level. M. )
• Fenestre (740 m above sea level. M. )
• Arvey ( 800 m above sea level. M. )

Neighboring communities of Puygros are Saint -Jean- d'Arvey and Thoiry in the north, La Thuile in the east and south, and Curienne in the West.

History

The first mention of Puygros was in 1207 under the name Nantellum de Podio grosso. Later, the spellings Puigros ( 1578) and Puisgros published. The place name is composed of the words puy (height, hill ) and wholesale ( thick, wide ) together. The area of Puygros belonged successively to the families Amblard, Seyssel and the Chaffardon castle.

Attractions

The village church of Puygros was built in the 19th century.

Population

With 366 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Puygros one of the small communities of the department of Savoie. After the population declined sharply in the first half of the 20th century, a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1980s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Puygros was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture, mainly dairy farming and animal husbandry, embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, particularly in the area Chambery their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares in a department road that leads from Thoiry to La Thuile. Another local road connection with Curienne. The nearest links to the A43 motorway is located at a distance of around 16 km.