Vaulx (Haute-Savoie)
Vaulx is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Geography
Vaulx is at 540 m above sea level. M., 11 km west-northwest of the city of Annecy ( straight line ). The farming village extends north Albanais, in a northern tributary of Fier, in the hills, which spreads between the valleys of the Fier and Usses.
The area of 19.19 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the Genevois. The southern boundary runs along the Fier, which consists of a gorge-like incised valley ( Gorges du Fier ) also occurs here in an open Talniederung. From the river, the municipality's area extends northward into the adjacent undulating terrain that is drained by several short streams in erosion gullies to Fier. West of Vaulx is a high plateau. They are followed in the north partly covered with meadow land, partly wooded hill on. At the height at Sallongy is 712 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Vaulx.
To Vaulx next to the village itself includes various hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:
- Fund ( 440 m above sea level. M. ) on the northern slope of the valley of Fier
- Bellossy (500 m above sea level. M. ) at the edge of the high plateau north of Fier
- Contamine ( 485 m above sea level. M. ) at the edge of the high plateau north of Fier
- Lagnat (510 m above sea level. M. ) north on the plateau of Fier
- Mornaz (550 m above sea level. M. ) on a ridge east of the village
- Le Biolley (580 m above sea level. M. )
- Frênes (620 m above sea level. M. ) north of the village on a saddle
Neighboring communities of Vaulx are Thusy and Sillingy in the north, and Nonglard Lovagny in the east, the south and Étercy Hauteville- sur- Fier and Saint- Eusèbe in the West.
History
Since the 12th century belonged to the priory Vaulx Saint -Victor in Geneva. Until 1872 was officially the spelling Veaux. The name goes back to the Old French word Vaul ( valley).
Attractions
The village church was built in 1899 in the Gothic Revival style. In several hamlets located chapels, namely Notre- Dame de la Conception ( 1848 ) in Le Biolley, Mère de Dieu ( 1860 ) in Immaculée - Conception Frênes and ( from 1851 ) in Fond lingerie. There are also in the municipality several places of residence, including the Maison forte of Frênes, built in the 15th century and was remodeled in 1810. As a special attraction, the Jardins Secrets of Vaulx, a mosaic of gardens of various styles apply to an area of about 7000 m².
Population
With 851 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Vaulx is one of the small 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 958 residents counted in Vaulx ). Since the mid- 1970s, however, a significant increase in population was recorded again.
Economy and infrastructure
Vaulx is a predominantly coined by farming village today. There are also some plants of the local small business sector. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area as well as in space Annecy their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from the secondary road D14, which runs from Annecy to Seyssel. Further road links exist with Saint- Eusèbe and Sillingy. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of around 13 km.