Beaumont, Haute-Savoie Explained

Beaumont
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Beaumont.svg
Arrondissement:Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Canton:Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Insee:74031
Postal Code:74160
Mayor:Marc Genoud[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Genevois
Coordinates:46.0956°N 6.1019°W
Elevation Min M:596
Elevation Max M:1380
Area Km2:9.74

Beaumont (in French pronounced as /bomɔ̃/; Bômon) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southeastern France.

Geography

Beaumont is a village situated in Haute-Savoie, in the Savoyard region of Geneva.

It is located at the foot of Salève, a mountain in the Pre-Alps whose highest point (the Grand Piton: 1,357 meters) is on the territory of the commune.

The commune is made up of three former communes: Beaumont, Jussy and Le Châble.

The municipality is organized into two distinct parts:

- the “Haut”, located on the first slopes of the Salève, and which corresponds to the capital of Beaumont, with the church and the cemetery, and all the surrounding localities (Jussy, le Fond de Beaumont, les Travers, Chez Marmoux, etc.);

- the “Bas”, located really at the foot of Salève, made up of the hamlet Le Châble, which is larger and more populated than Beaumont itself. There is the primary school (the Beaupré school group), the Beaumont town hall, the post office, the press, the pharmacy, playgrounds, small shops (bakery, Petit Casino, bank, hairdressers, butcher, etc.) .

Le Châble is divided into three districts: Grand Châble (the heart of the village, and even of the entire commune), Les Eplanes (rather residential district, where there is a sports complex (football/tennis)), and le Martinet, which only includes the Juge-Guerin activity zone.

Beaumont is located approximately 8 km from Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, 15 km from Geneva, and 30 km from Annecy.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.