Larringes

Larringe (S) is a commune which is with 4km in the South of Évian-the-Baths, in the department of the Haute-Savoie, in area the Rhone-Alps. The village is located on the edges of the Lac Léman, in Pays of Gavot in the French Chablais. Its inhabitants is the Larringeoises and the Larringeois .

Geography

Seen Satellite of Larringes on WikiMapia

Situation

Larringes is located at the north of the Haute-Savoie, close to the Lac Léman, in an area called the French Chablais… more exactly in Haut-Chablais.

Benchmark

Paris - Larringes: 594 km (approximately 6:30 in the car)
Marseilles Larringes: 510 km (6h00)
Lyon - Larringes: 200 km (2h15)
Annecy - Larringes: 90 km (1h25)
Geneva - Larringes: 49 km (1h05)
Evian - Larringes: 11 km (0h15)

Communes bordering

Larringes belongs to the Pays of Gavot composed of 7 communes:

History

Heraldic

Etymology

Ladrinum (Roman origin)

History of the village/city

Its name, of Roman origin, Ladrinum, testifies to a historical last rich person related to his castle-extremely built at the 10th century on Roman ruins. All former people, Celts, Gallo-Romans, who pressed our ground recognized the importance of his establishment. Its incomparable sight, of the Bernese Alps at the height the Lock, the Mounts of the Jura in Mont Blanc on a ray of more than 100 km made a true strategic point of it. the Château of Larringes belonged successively to the Count d' Allinges, to the Counts de Savoie then with the families Lavanchy, Détraz, of Franlieu and finally of Stoutz, current owners. With the Middle Ages, the plague decimated the population strongly marked by the invasions of Burgondes, the Hungarians and Buckwheats.

Among the monuments, Larringes has a church dedicated to Saint- Maurice, church rebuilt between 1814 and 1825.

Larringes has also a private vault belonging to the Milliet family. This vault was built in 1895 by a native priest of Larringes, François-Marie Milliet.

Culture and Inheritance

Architectural heritage

Medieval period

Castle of Larringes of XIVe, restored

Contemporary period

Religious monuments

Church Saint-Maurice (1814/25)

Environmental inheritance

Panoramic sight on the Lake Léman in north and the Alpine range which is in south-west forms a true amphitheater. A TABLE Of ORIENTATION at the southern exit of the chief town will be used to you as guide. Perhaps its primarily agricultural vocation takes part in the serene and peaceful climate which characterizes our commune marked by the rate/rhythm of the seasons. Thus the motorists will be sometimes brought to follow the slow step of the herds returning of the meadows and the space of a few being minutes thus close to the agricultural life. The forest of coniferous tree and beeches, several hectares, is a true happiness for all the walkers, amateurs of mushrooms, sportsmen of all levels for which a COURSE HEALTH was arranged.

Cultural heritage

Important agricultural fair on September 26th; cattle fair which remains long-lived and attracts each year of many amateurs. This day, one tastes there the Beignets of potatoes and the rissoles with the Savoyard one.

Economy

Statistical data

Demography

Trade

Large companies

Sports and leisures

Infrastructures

Clubs and associations

Amicale Dance of Larringes
Association Centers Larringes Leisures from 4 to 14 years
Backgammon Club of Léman the site of the Backgammon Club of Léman presents its activities and all to you that it is necessary to know about the backgammon (rules, strategy, bonds, tournaments)

Demonstrations

Fair of the Saint-Maurice (September 26th) and celebrates village previous Sunday.

Administrative life

Administrative status

Early childhood

parental Halt-Nursery " Lutins" from 1 year at 4 years
Recreational center of Larringes from 4 to 14 years

Teaching

Lists of the former mayors

Administration on the spot

Twinning

Others

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Haute-Savoie

External bonds

Official site of the commune (the site is readable only under Internet Explorer, difficulty of reading it under Mozilla)
Vue Satellite of Larringes on WikiMapia

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