Country of the Albanian

See also: Albanian (homonymy)

The country of the Albanian or simply the Albanian is a small area of the Savoy, between the Lac of Le Bourget and the Lac of Annecy, with the doors of the Regional natural park of the Wallows. It is about a broad undulating plain bordered of mountains skirting the Rhone in the West, crossed by Chéran, and whose most important city is Rumilly.

History

Remainders of human presence dating from the Neolithic one discovered on the commune of Gruffy.

Time of the Romans, construction of a citadel with Rumilly.

Under the reign of Charlemagne, the Sapaudia (current Savoy) is divided into 7 districts of which that of Rumilly and its " pagus albanensis" , a little broader than the Albanian of today.

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  • In 1792, the convention appendix Savoy which thus leaves the possession of the Maison of Savoy.

  • In 1860, a plebiscite, ratifying the Treated of Turin, validates the fastening of Savoy to the France.

Etymology

Of " Albinnum". Or would come from the tribe from the Albii or Albani whose presence is attested by toponymy: Albens, Alby, Albigny,

Administration

The country of the Albanian gathers the 37 communes of the three following cantons. The two first belong to the department of the Haute-Savoie and the third at the department of the Savoy. The separation of the Albanian between these two departments took place in 1860, at the time of the Annexation of the duchy of Savoy to the France.

Equipment

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Economy

Territory mainly rural (breeding). Formerly, the Albanian was a high-place of the culture of the tobacco in France.

Rumilly has an important industrial park (Tefal, Nestlé). There exists also an important industrial park with Alby-on-Chéran (Galderma). Two new inter-commune ZAE are under development, one in the sector of Martenex and another in the sector of Surchères.

These last years, of many logistic platforms were installed and developed on the territory.

  • In project, the French Post office will establish her new industrial platform mail for the departments of Savoy and Haute-Savoie, on the zone of activity of Balvay with Rumilly for an investment of 31 million euros. The new sorting office will be equipped with seven machines of tri industrialist able each one to sort 35.000 letters per hour.

The territory is served by a highway and the train. Airports with Annecy, Geneva-Cointrin and Lyon-Satolas.

Tourism

Places and monuments

  • Museum of the Albanian, created by the company of local history the Friends of the Rumilly Old man and the Albanian.
  • Museum of natural history of Gruffy.
  • Bridge of the Abyss
  • the castle of Clermont
  • the Castle of Montrottier (14th century) to Lovagny
  • the Castle of Pieuillet to Ripe Marcellaz-Albanians
  • the Castle of Pierrecharve to , located on a rock of Molasse and dating at least from the 12th century.
  • the Castle of Songy: old residence of the Lords of Songy with New Year's Eve
  • the Marsh of Mièges which covers a surface of 21 ha, classified Natura 2000 and ZNIEFF

Cultural and sporting events

Personalities related to the territory

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