Vovray-en-Bornes

Vovray -en- Bornes is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Geography

Vovray -en- Bornes is at 877 m above sea level. M., about 18 km north of the town of Annecy (air line). The scattered settlement community extends a scenic location on a terrace on the southeast slope of the Salève, over the Usses valley on the edge of the high plateau of Bornes.

The area of 6.57 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the region of Mont Salève. The eastern boundary runs along the Usses, a left tributary of the Rhône. This water flows in a wide valley to the south, parallel to the crest of the Salève. From the Talniederung the communal land extends westward over the relatively gently inclined slope and the terrace of Vovray, which is followed by the densely wooded steep slope of Salève. The northwestern border is the wide peak of Salève. At the top of Plan du Salève is with 1347 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Vovray -en- Bornes.

To Vovray -en- Bornes addition to the actual village include numerous hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:

Baudy (720 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of Usses
La Grange ( 810 m above sea level. M. ) on the terrace of Vovray
Le Vernay ( 875 m above sea level. M. ) on the terrace of Vovray at the foot of Salève
La Mouille (880 m above sea level. M. ) on the terrace of Vovray
Rogin (940 m above sea level. M. ) on the southeast slope of the Salève

Neighboring communities of Vovray -en- Bornes are Le Sappey in the north, Menthonnex -en- Bornes and Villy -le- Bouveret in the east and Cruseilles and Présilly in the West.

History

Vovray -en- Bornes is first mentioned in the 15th century. The name goes back to the Latin word folk vavra ( vacant or bad land ). In the Middle Ages the area of Vovray was under the Bishop of Geneva.

Population

With 377 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Vovray -en- Bornes is one of the small towns in the Haute-Savoie region. In the first half of the 20th century, the population decreased continuously (1901 counted Vovray -en- Bornes still 432 inhabitants). Since the early 1980s, however, a significant increase in population was recorded again.

Economy and infrastructure

Vovray -en- Bornes is a predominantly coined by farming village today. There are also some plants of the local small business sector. Some of the working population commuters going about their work in the larger towns in the area as well as in the Geneva - Annemasse and Annecy.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares something above a local road that leads from Monnetier -Mornex along the Südostfuß of Salève after Cruseilles. Further road links exist with Arbusigny and Menthonnex -en- Bornes. The nearest links to the A41 motorway is located at a distance of around 15 km.

Commune in the department of Haute- Savoie
Place in Rhône -Alpes

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois Cantons of France Postal codes in France France A41 autoroute Allonzier-la-Caille Andilly (Haute-Savoie)

690498