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Versoix is a municipality in the French department of Ain ​​, in the Rhône -Alpes.

Geography

Versoix is located at 485 m above sea level. M., five kilometers southeast of Gex and about 13 km north of the city of Geneva (air line). This former farm extends in the Pays de Gex: a scenic location on a slightly inclined towards the south slope south of Mont Mourex ( the Jura upstream height), at the northern edge of the lake basin, near the border with Switzerland.

The area of ​​1.89 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the Pays de Gex. The eastern boundary runs along the Versoix, which drains the area to Lake Geneva. The creek flows with several meanders through a wide Talniederung and takes from right here on the Oudar. From the flood plain, the municipality's area extends westward across the slope of Versoix up on the adjacent plateau and in a lowland bog in which the Etang de Cessy is. On the plateau is 521 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Versoix.

To Versoix part of the new housing estate Les Genévriers part ( 475 m above sea level. M. ) southwest of the village. Neighboring communities of Versoix are Versonnex the south and west, and Cessy Grilly in the north and the Swiss municipality of Versoix in the east.

History

Is first mentioned Versoix in 1164 under the name Soverney. Over time, the spelling on villa de Soverniaco ( 1225 ), Sauvernier ( 1317 ), Souvernier ( 1319 ), Sovernie ( 1332 ), Sovernier ( 1371 ) and Sauvergnier ( 1730) transformed to the present name Versoix, the first documented in 1734 in writing is. The etymology of the place name is not clear. While some sources see the derivation from the Gallo-Roman personal name Sovernius, others propagate the origin of the word combination sous vernaie ( in the sense of below the alder grove ).

In the Middle Ages Versoix belonged as a fief to the possession of the Lords of Gex. Along with this rule came the village in the 14th century the Counts of Savoy. Then Versoix told the eventful history of the Pays de Gex, with which it finally reached in 1601 after the Treaty of Lyon in France.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint- Maurice in 1848 newly built on the site of an earlier church.

Population

With 1083 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Versoix is one of the smaller communities of the department of Ain. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century, a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1960s again. Particularly strong growth was registered from 1975 to 1990. During this period, the population increased fivefold. Outside the old town center, numerous new single-family homes were built.

Economy and infrastructure

Versoix was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. Today, there are some operations of small and medium enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many working population commuters who work in the larger towns of the Pays de Gex or as a frontier in the agglomeration of Geneva.

The place is a good infrastructure. It lies on the secondary road D15, which runs from Ferney- Voltaire to Divonne -les- Bains. Further road links exist with Cessy and the Swiss Versoix. The nearest links to the Swiss highway A1 is located at a distance of about ten kilometers.