Sallanches

Sallanches is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region. It is the capital of the canton in the Arrondissement Sallanches Bonneville.

Geography

Sallanches is located at 551 m above sea level. M., south of Cluses, about 50 km southeast of the city of Geneva (air line). The city covers a scenic location with views of Mont Blanc on the alluvial fan of the river Sallanches on the western edge of the Arvetals, between the peaks of the Pointe Percée the west and the Tête du Colonney in the east.

The area of ​​65.87 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the upper Arvetals. The area is crossed from south to north of the Arve in a modeled out of the glacial trough valley glaciers. The flat valley floor has a width of about 2 km. To the east, the municipality area extends over a criss-crossed by numerous rock bands steep slope down to the jagged limestone peaks of the Aiguille de Varan ( 2640 m above sea level. M. ) and the Tête du Colonney ( 2690 m above sea level. M. ).

West of Arvetals extends the communal land on extensive Alpine meadows to the summit of Pointe d' Areu ( 2478 m above sea level. M. ), Pointe Percée ( with 2752 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Sallanches ) and Mont Charvet ( 2539 m ü. M. ), all belonging to the Chaîne des Aravis. Here also arises from the mountain stream Sallanches, which flows beneath the city in the Arve. A small corner of the municipality extends to the southwest in the valley of the Torrent de la Croix and on the broad ridge of Croix des Salles west of Megeve.

At Sallanches addition to the actual town center include numerous villages, settlements and hamlets and farmsteads, including:

• Les Vorziers (530 m above sea level. M. ) in the Arve Valley
• Blanche Ville ( 575 m above sea level. M. ) in the Arve Valley
• Luzier (550 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern edge of the valley of the Arve
• Saint -Martin- sur -Arve (540 m above sea level. M. ) on the east bank of the Arve
• Reninge (590 m above sea level. M. ) on the alluvial cone of a mountain stream on the eastern edge of the valley of the Arve
• Le Cret (610 m above sea level. M. ) on the western slope of the valley of the Arve
• La Provence ( 650 m above sea level. M. ) on the western slope of the valley of the Arve
• Outredière (870 m above sea level. M. ) on the western slope of the valley of the Arve
• Les Houches (940 m above sea level. M. ) on the western slope of the valley of the Arve
• Les Murets (850 m above sea level. M. ) on the western slope of the valley of the Arve
• Mernex (820 m above sea level. M. ) on the western slope of the valley of the Arve
• Biolley (850 m above sea level. M. ) on a ridge between the Arve and the Sallanches

Neighboring communities of Sallanches are Magland in the north, Passy and Domancy in the east, Combloux, Megève, La Giettaz and Cordon in the south and La Clusaz, Le Grand -Bornand and Le Reposoir in the West.

History

Excavations in the area of the church remains of an early Christian settlement have been unearthed, which was probably inhabited in the 5th and 6th centuries. The Latin name of the village was Salancia Sabaudiorum. In the 13th century, when Sallanches was granted certain liberties, the place became an economic and religious center of the upper Arvetals. In the Middle Ages Sallanches belonged to the rule Faucigny. As part of the Dauphiné reached the place in 1349 in France, but was delivered in a country Abtausch to the Counts of Savoy under the Treaty of Paris in 1355. Then Sallanches shared the fate of Savoy. At the beginning of the 17th century, a Capuchin and a Ursuline Convent was founded in the village who had survived until the French Revolution.

During the 19th century, Sallanches developed into an industrial community. A major fire destroyed almost all the houses in 1840. In the aftermath Sallanches was completely rebuilt in a checkerboard pattern. In 1977, the east of the Arve located village of Saint- Martin- sur -Arve was incorporated into Sallanches.

Attractions

The Collegiate Church of Saint -Jacques was built in 1688 and remodeled in the 19th century. Located in Saint -Martin- sur -Arve is a Baroque church, which was built in 1681. Almost everyone belonging to Sallanches hamlet has a chapel, mostly dating from the 17th to the 19th century.

The Town Hall (Hôtel de Ville) was built in 1846 in neo-classical style. It is decorated with wall paintings and has a rich interior (furniture) from the 16th and 17th centuries. At the Château of the ruby ​​from the 17th century is a museum (Centre d' Initiation à la Nature montagnarde ) that the visitor brings the ecosystem of the mountain world closer. Other manors Château Brêche include (originally from the 13th century and later remodeled ) and the Maison forte de Disonche ( 16th century). The Tour de la Frasse with an octagonal roof dates from the 17th century. The streams of Sallanches and Saint -Martin- sur -Arve be crossed by various ancient stone bridges.

Population

With 15,683 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Sallanches one of the largest municipalities in the department of Haute- Savoie. During the 20th century the population grew steadily. Outside the old town center and on the slopes of numerous single-family homes were built in the valley and developed commercial and industrial zones.

Economy and infrastructure

Sallanches was early an embossed by the industrial community. Today there are numerous companies in the community, whose size ranges from small businesses to large corporations. In the valley north and east of the village during the 20th century was a great commercial and industrial zone. There, companies in the construction and transport industries as well as suppliers for the watch industry ( décolletage ) settled. Also of importance is the production of summer and winter sports, in particular of the ski.

The village region has a very well developed. It lies on the main road N205 that runs from Annemasse via Cluses to Chamonix. In Sallanches the main road N212 branches over the pass from Megève from Albertville. Further road links exist with Cordon and Passy. The nearest links to the A40 motorway is located at a distance of about 3 km. Furthermore Sallanches is developed since 1889 by leading through the Arve Valley rail line from La Roche- sur -Foron -Saint -Gervais.

Partnerships

Since 1970 Sallanches is twinned with Spaichingen in Baden- Württemberg.

Personalities

• Bernard Tissier de Mallerais ( b. 1945 ), bishop of the Society of St. Pius X.
• François Ponchaud ( born February 8, 1939) Priest of the Société des Missions Etrangeres de Paris ( MEP), author and Cambodia connoisseur.