Sales (Haute-Savoie)
Sales is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Geography
Sales is located at 420 m above sea level. M., near Rumilly, about 13 km west of the town of Annecy (air line). This former farm extends in the foothills on a hill east of the Chéran, wide trough of Albanais between the Montagne du Gros Foug the west and the Semnoz in the east.
The area of 9.21 km ² municipal area comprises a portion of Albanais. The northern boundary runs mostly along the winding course of the Fier, it flows in a wide valley from east to west. From Val de Fier, the municipality's area extends southward over a gently undulating landscape to the Chéran. Overall, the region has in the Basin of Rumilly only minor relief differences. With 426 m above sea level. M. is east of the village reached the highest point of sales.
For Sales next to the village itself includes numerous village settlements and farmsteads, including:
- Le Pessey (370 m above sea level. M. ) increased slightly at the southern edge of the valley of Fier
- Exuel (370 m above sea level. M. ) increased slightly at the southern edge of the valley of Fier
- Faramaz (420 m asl. ) On a terrace on the southern flank of the Fier; the eastern part of the hamlet belongs to Marcellaz - Albanais
- Germonex ( 383 m above sea level. M. ) south on the plateau of Fier
- Le Mollard (375 m above sea level. M. ) on a knoll east of the mouth of the Chéran in Fier
- Tigny (410 m above sea level. M. ) on a hill north of the village
- Le Cruet (360 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of Chéran
Neighboring communities of sales are Vallières and Hauteville- sur- Fier in the north, Marcellaz - Albanais in the east, the south and Boussy Rumilly in the West.
History
The territory of Sales was already inhabited during the Roman period, which could be detected by several finds, including an inscription basis. In the 14th century the village was first mentioned in a document.
Attractions
The three-nave parish church of Saint -Pierre in 1964, rebuilt in historicizing Romanesque- Gothic style. In the area of sales, there are several stately homes, including the Château des Balmes ( in the 19th century transformed ) (built in 1667, now a working farm ) and the former Château de l' Annonciade.
Population
With 1680 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Sales is one of the smaller towns in the Haute-Savoie region. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the population steadily increased due to high levels of emigration from (1861 were still 743 residents counted in sales ). Since the early 1960s, however, a significant increase in population was recorded again.
Economy and infrastructure
Sales was well into the 20th century, a predominantly coined by farming village. Today there are various companies of small and medium enterprises. Otherwise, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, particularly in the area Annecy their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares, close to the departmental road D16, which runs from Annecy to Rumilly. Further road links exist with Hauteville- sur- Fier and Boussy. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of around 10 km. By Bus Sales is connected to the station of Rumilly.
Bloye | Boussy | Crempigny - Bonneguête | Étercy | Hauteville- sur- Fier | Lornay | Marcellaz - Albanais | Marigny -Saint -Marcel | Massingy | Moye | Rumilly | Sales | Saint- Eusèbe | Thusy | Val -de- Fier | Vallières | Vaulx | Versonnex
- Commune in the department of Haute- Savoie
- Place in Rhône -Alpes