Seynod

• hydrologie
  Le hydrological system of Seynod includes/understands:

• climatologie
  Mise with share the zone of low surface to the foot of the Semnoz (of which the Relief accentuates the Pluviométrie, one can say that the Climat of Seynod can be overall compared with that of the area annecian.

• natural of the grounds, cultures and végétations
  

History

• Origine
  Seynod would come from Latin Sagenodum (or Sugenadum ) of which Sagina meaning grease and the suffix " atum" a place or one fattens the pigs and the volailles.
  Seynod in patois says Sinnu or Sênu ( Sinne which can announce an oak grove).
  Selon Mr Ducis, Seynod could come from the two Latin words Sinus (Gulf or bay), and Dunum (castle of the gulf).

• Néolithique
  Une axe out of found green stone with Seynod, in 1897, by Charles Marteaux, in a field with the borders of the farmhouse of Brezi (Bressis) and Brunaz (Brône), dated from the Neolithic final (3000-2000 av. J.C.) and preserved at the museum-castle of Annecy, testifies to this period.

• time of Tène
  A Balmont, one announced the existence of an enclosure made up of a " dolline" (small flat-bottomed circular basin) ovalaire of 60m X 100m in the wood of Varvets (or Vervets), overhanging the brook of Esparris. The circumference of this doline was raised by accumulations of rollers forming an enclosure located at approximately 500m in north-eastern north of Balmont from which it is separated by a marshy depression called " Marais". Mr B. Ruffet classifies this enclosure of the time of Tène.

• Period romaine
  De many Gallo-Roman sites recall us that the activity of Saginatum was intense. Several burials, as well as objects of ceramics, were discovered with the hamlet of Branchy.
  Seynod is located on the layout of the Roman way, built at the 3rd century, connecting the vicus Boutae (Annecy) to Lemencum (Chambéry) while passing by Aquae (Aix-the-Baths). It crossed the villas of Saginatum (Seynod), Coesiacus (Cesy), Bissunacus (Bessonnex), Veratiacus (Vraisy).
  A Seynod, on the buttresses of the church, a Roman inscription was the subject of one inscription to the additional inventory of the historic buildings in 1995.

• the Middle Ages
  Au chief town, of the foundations of a vast building, tiles, marble potteries and fragments were discovered at the end is cemetery. Debris was withdrawn a knife, iron hinges, glass, a molasse plate, was allotted to the Burgondes.
  La equipment of Lothaire, in 867, with his Thietberge wife mentions the fields of Sagenodum (Seynod) and Viriglium (Vergloz), like pertaining to the royal field. It is the oldest document, in the actual position of research, attesting in a formal way the existence of the three old communes.
  Une Charte of donation by Guillaume II of Geneva in favor of the Ladies of Holy Catherine, dated June 10th, 1227, mentions " Seymeno "

Demography

In 1561, the census, fact at the request of the duke Emmanuel-Philibert, give for the parish of Seynod, 407 inhabitants divided into 82 fires. Only eight families are easy. The remainder of the population is composed sharecroppers and small farmers. In 1755, an investigation of the intendant of the Genevese, counts 216 Seynodiens. In 1776, they are 229. In 1832, the population of Seynod, includes/understands 556 inhabitants divided into 19 hamlets. Among those, 9 only have more than 20 inhabitants and 4 more than 60 inhabitants. This population is primarily agricultural.

The territorial and demographic expansion of Seynod was supported by the fusion of Vieugy in 1965 and fusion association with Balmont in 1973. This fusion association was transformed into full fusion on July 1st, 1999.

Administration

Seynod is member of the Communauté of the agglomeration of Annecy (C2A).

Twinnings

Since 2002, the municipality wished to be twinned at the city of. This wish became reality into 2005/2006 with the signature of a charter of twinning to MALGRAT OF MAR in May 2005, a ceremony similar having been organized in June 2006 to SEYNOD.

Economy

In the marshy zones, one collected " formerly; blache" for the litter of the cattle and " foins" of the second quality for the goats and the génisses.
The investigation of 1755, counts 53 families of farmers cultivating the Froment, in particular. Several mills, built on the brook of the Three Fountains (mill of the Hell, Strong mill, mill the Last), work the grain. In 1889, one builds the Fruitière one year after that of Vieugy and twenty-five years after that of Lime. In 1901, craftsmen and tradesmen settle in the commune. In 1936 one then counts 9 tradesmen, 22 craftsmen and a large factory (Métrix). In 1932, one builds the new building of fruit-bearing of Vieugy, showing the importance of the dairy breeding on the sides of Semnoz. Until the middle of the XXe century, Seynod does not undergo deep change. In the Sixties, owner of part of the industrial park of Vovray, the commune establishes companies to with it, allowing to be only one simple dormitory town. Fusion with Vieugy makes it possible to find a balance between the city and the countryside. One then finds 80 farms, on 800 hectares. In 1966, S.N.R. builds a unit on the commune and four years later, the municipality opens a new industrial park along the RN 201. From 1975, new zones of activities appear: Césardes, Valley-green-Holy-Catherine. The number of farm fall; 73 in 1979,51 in 1988, and less than 45 in 1995. Parallel to industry and at the services, Seynod sets up an infrastructure of reception, with 5 hotels is 175 rooms.

Town planning

Culture and inheritance

Club TELI also organizes large a Forum of the Travellers the every years at the end of November on Seynod, which joins together several thousands of travellers come from whole Europe.

• heraldic

Places and monuments

• With the hamlet of Vergloz, the castle of Châteauvieux is rather well preserved with a round tower and a beautiful surmounted carriage door of an escutcheon of 1593 with the weapons of Pelard.
  Le castle is established on a natural hillock which culminates with six hundred meters of altitude. With raising, it supervised the road from Chambéry to Annecy by Vieugy and Loverchy; with setting, it controlled the junction which left this road with Vieugy to move towards Seynod and which passed right in front of its entrée.
  Une high round tower, the unit dominates. By the court one penetrates, on the right under arcades giving access to a small garden from where a staircase goes up on the floor. Two truncated towers draw up their ruins at the interior ends of Châteauvieux, become the center of a rural exploitation. A square tower insulated today, is drawn up at the culminating point of the/>Amédée butte.
  lord of Seynod on June 16th, 1576. It then rebuilds the castle of Seynod and him tranfert the name of Châteauvieux d' Alby. By an Edict of November 22nd, 1698, Châteauvieux passes by acquisition to Charles Joseph Lucas, lord of Aléry, which receives from it infeodation with the parishes of Vieugy, Meythet, Gevrier, Loverchy. In 1699, it is again with the hands of the Pelard family, then in 1759, it is sold to Claude Antoine de Maréschal de Luciane. In 1769, Paul Joseph Biord acquires Châteauvieux; stopped under the Terror, its goods are confiscated and the découronnées turns of Châteauvieux. Since many owners followed one another.

• Castle of Periaz (or Peyriaz), located at 500m downstream from Châteauvieux, on the road of Aix, this strengthened residence would go back to the 16th century, where it is acquired by the family of Glance. Its plan consists of a body of rectangular building with its two triangular turns, bored loopholes, with each one a dovecote opening into full stops angle.
  Au 17th century, the seigniory of Periaz belonged to the branch of Chanay of the Glances of Villeneuve. Confiscated to the revolution, it passed in many hands, of which those of Doctor François Perrier.

• Castle of Orlier (or Orlyer), located near the church of Balmont, only a capped round tower of a conical roof is reconnaissable.
  Son exact origin is unknown. It is known however that to the 14th century it belonged to the lords d' Orlier.

• House of noble of Orlier of Viuz-la-Chiesaz, located at Sacconges, where one already finds it in 1642.

• Castle of Méclaz , it was located on the high plate above the houses of Méclaz, with the limit of the parish of Quintal. It had its pond, which one still sees the dams while going in Pennossey. The ruins are with sorrows visibles.
  Il belonged to the seigniory of Quintal. It was sold in 1824, with a realtor who divided the grounds of them.

• Church Saint-Maurice , of the 16th century, altered with.

• Vault of Vieugy (old Saint Martin's day church), remains chorus fine 16th century or beginning 17th siècle.
  On knows that it is given with all its Dîmes about 1140 by Arducius de Faucigny, with the Abbaye of Talloires, which kept patronage until 1753 of it. The Domenget priest fixes his origin at the 11th century or 12th century on the basis of older building. April 2nd, 1706, the presbytery became the prey of the flames and the registers of the parish were consumed. At the end of the 18th century, the church was in a sad state. In spite of repairs, the church threatening to fall in ruin, was demolished in 1871. The municipal council decided however to preserve the chorus while placing the main door of the old building there. The stones of the old building were used to brick up the wall in front of the cross of the current vault. To replace the hurdy-gurdy church, a news was built on the CD5 with the Contamine locality, in style neogothic (architect Camille Ruphy). It was devoted in 1877 by its Excellence Monseigneur Magnin Evêque of Annecy.

• Vault of Loverchy (old Saint-Etienne church), modest vault, it is located at the variation of the CD5, being used as barn, it was the subject of a rénovation.
  Elle existed in the middle of the 15th century.

• Church Saint Martin's day , its chorus with basket-handle vault dates from the 17th century, the stained glasses of the 18th century. The very close presbytery dates, as for him, of the 16th century.

External bond

• Site of the town of Seynod
• Seynod on the site of the national geographical Institute
• Seynod on the site of INSEE
• Seynod on the site of Quid