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Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré Sè Zhouère (Savoyard) | |
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.JPG) A view of Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré from the vineyards | |
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  Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré  Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré | |
| Coordinates:45°32′08″N5°59′39″E / 45.5356°N 5.9942°E /45.5356; 5.9942 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | La Ravoire |
| Intercommunality | Grand Chambéry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Léoutre[1] |
Area 1 | 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,999 |
| • Density | 374/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73249 /73190 |
| Elevation | 294–901 m (965–2,956 ft) |
| Website | saintjeoireprieure.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃ʒwaʁpʁijœʁe];Savoyard:Sè Zhouère) is acommune in theSavoiedepartment in theAuvergne-Rhône-Alpesregion of south-easternFrance. It is part of theCanton of La Ravoire in theArrondissement of Chambéry and included in theGrand Chambéryagglomeration community (previouslyChambéry Métropole - Cœur des Bauges).[3]
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré is located less than ten kilometres (about six miles) southeast of the city ofChambéry and 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of the city ofGrenoble (as the crow flies). Neighboring municipalities of the commune areChalles-les-Eaux andCurienne to the north,Chignin to the east, andMyans to the south and west. Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré and its neighboring municipalities together form the outer suburb of Chambéry
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré has an area of 534 km2 (206 mi2) and extends into the southwest edge of theBauges, a limestonemassif in the northernFrench Prealps. The main part of the municipality is situated in theCluse de Chambéry, theglacial valley which separates the Bauges and theChartreuse Mountains. The administrative centre is located on thefoothills, at less than 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level. The lowest point sits at 294 metres (965 ft), the level of thecluse. In the eastern part of the commune, amountain pass called theTrouée des Marches ('Gap of the Marches') allows connection by road to the municipalities located there. Elevation extends over 800 metres (2,600 ft) above sea level in this area and reaches 901 metres (2,956 ft) at the height of the massif.
The commune does not contain any significant bodies of water, aside from streams and rivulets.
Over half of the land in Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré (57.9%) comprises agricultural areas, with an additional 22.3% classified as hardwood forests. Vineyards (10.3%) and discontinuous urban areas (9.5%) account for the remaining land.
In addition to the village center on the valley floor, Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré also includes thehamlet ofLa Boisserette (440 m; 1,440 ft) in aflute in the foothills of the Bauges.
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The first documented reference to a settlement in what is now Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré can be traced to around 1100 CE, under the Latin nameEcclesia Sancti Georgii (French:Paroisse de Saint-Georges; 'Parish of Saint George'). In 1110 CE, BishopHugues de Grenoble founded apriory of theCanons Regular of St. Augustine atSaint-Georges, to which the churches and parishes ofSaint-Georges,Saint Pierre in Chignin,Saint Vincent in Triviers (today Challes-les-Eaux),Saint Jean-Baptiste inBarby andSaint Maurice in Curienne were initially assigned.
Two centuries later, the variantJeoire,latinizedJourius, was popularized in theSavoy andPiedmont regains and was adopted as the standard name used by the priory.[4] In the following centuries, four more parishes were added.[5] The priory was one of the first to be integrated into theSainte Maison de Thonon in 1599, an instrument ofcounter-reformation in theChablais created byPope Clement VIII.[6] The place namePrieuré was added to the commune name in 1901.[7]
The priory church ofSaint-Georges du Prieuré is the only construct of the former priory still standing. The church was built during the last quarter of the 14th century into the 15th century, replacing the originalRomanesque church from 1110 CE. Twobays from the original church were reused in the later building. The church and its inventory were designated asmonument historique in 1956, recognizing its importance to the architectural, historical, and cultural heritage of France.
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