See also: Thoiry

Thoiry is a common French, located in the department of the Ain and the area the Rhone-Alps.

History

In 3500 av. J. - C., Thoiry and the Pays of Gex knew an establishment of civilization " lémanique". Thereafter, in 50 after J. - C., the Romans settled in the country of gex. The church Saint-Maurice de Thoiry was built at the 7th century.

Later, after the Genevese occupation in 1591, the country of Gex was attached to France after the signature of the treaty of Lyon between Henri IV and the Duke of Savoy on January 17th, 1601.

Of 1813 with 1899, while the Pays of Gex was occupied by the Austrians, a free zone at summer creates Collonges with the Col of the Sickle, the school of fenière and of thoiry and the town hall of thoiry has summers built. In 1892, the cross of the reculet was set up on August 7th with the Reculet mount on the Jura in 1717 bills of quantities of altitude. The cross was entirely carried and assembled by men. After the " large guerre" , on November 17th 1926, the signature of reconciliation franco-almande between Aristide Briand, politician and diplomat French. Eleven times president of the Council - the equivalent of the Prime Minister under the third Republic -, twenty times minister, Nobel Prize of peace in 1926 and Gustav Stresemann, politician German having been Chancelier of Reich were signed with the hotel Leger de Thoiry which became a Bakery today. A few years later, in summer 1977, under the direction of the mayor of the time Henri Masson, the country cottage of Narderan was restored thanks to hundreds the voluntary ones. Then in 1985, the first living room of the wines was born and which today is very appreciated of Gessiens but also from abroad commes the Suisses. In 1993 the, largest centrre commercial of the country of Gex was born. February 28th of the same year the Natural reserve of the high chain of the Jura was creates, it is 3rd of France with 18000 hectares) In 2002, the new blazon of Thoiry was born.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

• the top of the Reculet
• the war memorial the

Personalities related to the commune

• Erik Truffaz

• Thierry Ecuvillon type-setter of Music originating in Thoiry=

• Common of Ain

External bonds

• Thoiry on the site of the National Geographical Institute
• Thoiry on the site of INSEE
• Thoiry on the site of Quid
• Localization of Thoiry on a chart of France and communes bordering
• Plane on Thoiry on Mapquest
• Site of the Community of Communes of the Country of Gex