Saint-Martin-Bellevue
Saint -Martin -Bellevue is a town in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Geography
Saint -Martin- Bellevue is located at 720 m above sea level. M., about seven kilometers north of the town of Annecy (air line). The village stretches a scenic location on a hill north of the basin of Annecy in the Alpine foothills, between the valleys of the west and Viéran Filière in the east, in Genevois.
The area of 9.33 square kilometers municipal area includes a portion of the Genevois. The eastern boundary runs along the Filière, a right tributary of the Fier. It flows parallel here to the edge of the Alps from north to south in an open valley. From the river, the municipality's area extends west of Mont -Saint -Martin ( 738 m above sea level. M. ), a long-drawn, also oriented in a north-south direction height. This in turn is bounded on the west by the valley system of Viéran, another right tributary of Fier. At the height of Saint -Martin of communal land extends far to the north and extends almost to Villy -le- Pelloux, near which at 764 m above sea level. M. is reached the highest point of Saint -Martin- Bellevue.
At Saint -Martin -Bellevue next to the village itself includes various hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:
- Mercier ( 540 m above sea level. M. ) on the western flank of the Filière at the foot of Mont -Saint -Martin
- Chez Chenal (680 m above sea level. M. ) at the height of Mont -Saint -Martin
- Les Diacquenods (602 m above sea level. M. ) on the main road in the valley of Viéran
- Gorgy (650 m above sea level. M. ) at the height south of Cuvat
- Les Chapalliers (720 m above sea level. M. ) at the level north of the village
- Villaret (650 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of Viéran
- Chez Peccoud (630 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of Viéran
Neighboring municipalities of Saint -Martin -Bellevue are Allonzier -la- Caille and Villy -le- Pelloux in the north, Charvonnex, Ollières and Villaz in the east, and Argonay Pringy in the south and Cuvat in the West.
History
The municipality of Saint -Martin -Bellevue was already inhabited during the Roman period, because here ( the Roman Annecy ) ran past the Strait of Boutae after Genava (Geneva). First mentioned is the place in 867, when King Lothar of Lorraine gave the territory to his wife Theutberga. In the Middle Ages it was known as Mont -Saint- Martin, later Saint -Martin -en- Genevois. Only in 1923 the present name of Saint -Martin -Bellevue was introduced.
Attractions
The village church was given its present form in the 18th century; it has a baroque altar. In the old town, many houses in the typical Savoyard style have been preserved.
Population
With 2466 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Saint -Martin -Bellevue is one of the smaller towns in the Haute-Savoie region. Since the early 1960s was due to its pleasant residential area and close to Annecy recorded a marked increase in population. Over the past four decades, the population has quadrupled. Outside the old town center numerous single-family homes were built.
Economy and infrastructure
Saint -Martin -Bellevue has long been a predominantly coined by farming village. Today there are various companies of small and medium enterprises. Near the main road several small commercial areas have developed in recent decades. Many workers are also commuters who engage in space Annecy their work.
The village has a good infrastructure. Although it is off the main roads, but is from the main roads N201 (Annecy -Saint -Julien -en- Genevois ) and N203 (Annecy -La Roche- sur -Foron ) easily accessible. Further road links exist with Argonay, Villaz, Ollières, Charvonnex, Villy -le- Pelloux and Cuvat. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of about five kilometers. Saint -Martin -Bellevue has a station ( in the district of Mercier ) on the railway line Aix -les- Bains- Annemasse.