Vétraz-Monthoux

Vétraz -Monthoux is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Geography

Vétraz -Monthoux is located at 500 m above sea level. M., about two kilometers south of Annemasse and nine kilometers east-southeast of the city of Geneva (air line). The double municipality extends on a ridge in the lower Arve Valley, between the heights of Salève and Les Voirons, on the outskirts of Annemasse, near the border with Switzerland.

The area of ​​7.11 km ² municipal area includes a section at the bottom Arve Valley. The southern boundary runs along the Menoge that has sunk here by erosion around a 60 m deep valley with 300 m broad, flat valley floor in the gravel plain. Southwest of Vétraz -Monthoux opens the Menoge in the Arve, which also forms at a distance of one kilometer, the municipal boundary. From this deeply incised valley system, the municipality's area extends northward to the plateau of Annemasse and also includes the hills of Monthoux one, on the 571 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Vétraz -Monthoux is achieved. In the far northeast of the area in the Bois de Rosses (505 m above sea level. M. ) ranges.

Community structure

The community Vétraz -Monthoux consists of the following local and municipal parts:

• Vétraz (495 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern edge of the hill of Monthoux above the valley of Menoge
• Bas Monthoux (487 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau of the hill Nordostfuß
• Skin Monthoux (560 m above sea level. M. ) on the homonymous hill
• Collonges ( 455 m above sea level. M. ) at the western foot of the hill, overlooking the valley of the Arve
• Corly (509 m above sea level. M. ) on the Südostabdachung of the hill of Monthoux
• La Râpe ( 485 m above sea level. M. ) at the eastern foot of the hill of Monthoux

Neighboring communities of Vétraz -Monthoux are Annemasse in the north, Cranves -sales in the east, Arthaz -Pont -Notre -Dame in the south and Étrembières in the West.

History

The territory of Vétraz -Monthoux been inhabited since the Neolithic period and during the Roman period. Monthoux 1142 first mentioned. From the Middle Ages the name forms Montheolum ( 1287 ) and Montou ( 1355 ) have survived. The place name comes from the Latin word montosus ( mountainous, hilly ) back. Vétraz appears in the 13th century for the first time in the documents.

Monthoux was the site of a castle which was under the rule of Faucigny. Over time Monthoux underwent various changes of ownership, including in 1536 the Bernese rule. In Savoyerkrieg the castle was plundered in 1590 by the people of Geneva. After Monthoux was in possession of Savoy and shared his fate. In 1818, merged and Vétraz Monthoux to a double community.

Attractions

The village church at Vétraz was built in Sardinian style. At the site of the former keep of the castle of Monthoux since the 19th century is a chapel.

Population

With 7196 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Vétraz -Monthoux one of the larger towns in the Haute-Savoie region. Since the 1950s, the town has a continuous population growth, which increased in recent years. Today, the settlement area is completely conjoined with that of Annemasse.

Economy and infrastructure

Vétraz -Monthoux was until well into the 20th century a predominantly shaped by the agriculture community. Since the 1950s, it gradually developed into a residential suburb of Annemasse and Geneva. Today there are numerous companies of small and medium industries, as well as construction and trading companies and firms in the service sector. A large part of the runway area of the airfield from Annemasse is located on the floor of Vétraz -Monthoux.

The village is not located on major thoroughfares, but is a good infrastructure. It is located above the main road that leads from Annemasse to Bonneville. The nearest links to the A40 motorway is located at a distance of about 4 km.