Vinay (Isere)

See also: Vinay

Vinay is a common French, located in the department of the Isere and the area the Rhone-Alps. Its inhabitants are the vinois .

Geography

Vinay is a village of 3700 inhabitants located in Isere. Its average altitude is of 280 meters. In Vinay it rains approximately 1075 millimetres of average per annum. Located in the low valley of Isere (Low Grésivaudan), halfway between Grenoble and Valence, the center of the village east blotti between the hill of Montvinay (and its castle) and the small river Tréry. With the foot of the solid mass of Vercors, Vinay is in the middle of the largest walnut-plantation of Europe (AOC Noix of Grenoble).

History

In -220 the town of Ventia sees the passage of Hannibal and its elephants, on the way towards Rome. This city would be the ancestor of the town of Vinay.

Administration

Demography

Economy

The Country of Vinay is the first Nut producer of Grenoble; its walnut-plantation covers a surface of 1.500 hectares, that is to say 150.000 walnut trees. Vinay, it is 173 companies , of which the largest factory of production of nut of Europe . Three kinds of nut are cultivated in Vinay: the mayette, the franquette, the Parisian one.

The largest employer of the city was during very a long time the factory of Guéry weaving before his closing with beginning of the year 80.

Today served by A49, Vinay accommodates dynamic SME among which one can quote Ets Cotherm specialists in the thermostats.

Places and monuments

The " Large Séchoir" , very recent museum takes you along to discovered of Nut of Grenoble.

The festivals of Rosière (at the end of August), more than centenaries are among most beautiful of the area.

The castle of Montvinay, which offers a exeptionelle sight.

Personalities related to the commune

The village was always a fortified town of Rugby with 15. For this reason it is proud to be the native village of Jean François Coux, member of the Team of France of Rugby, winger of CS Bourgoin Jallieu and incidentally wire of the mayor of the commune.

See too

External bonds

  • Vinay on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Vinay on the site of INSEE
  • Vinay on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Vinay on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Vinay on Mapquest
  • VINAY: Infos Cultural & Sporting

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