Viuz-en-Sallaz is a town in the Haute-Savoie region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 20 km southeast of Annemasse.
Its territory of about 22 km² which ranges from 550 to 1500 m of altitude this rural landscape features medium mountain.
The resort has a village to the south, and many hamlets, the northern half of the town rising gradually toward the northwest at Mount Vouan, which rises to 978 meters and north-east where was implemented the ski resort of Brasses.
Belonging to the Middle Ages the lords of Faucigny then bequeathed to the bishops of Geneva, Viuz-en-Sallaz was known for its stone quarries operated millstone at Mount Vouan and its privileged position at the crossroads of Switzerland and Savoy.
The city currently has about 4300 inhabitants but retained a heritage of interest, a heart of town flourished and a surrounding green countryside and conducive to sports "nature" (including the Brasses). What consider a step or a pleasant stay without the crowds of the big alpine resorts or towns bordering Lake Geneva.
In the town of Viuz few sites worth wealth in terms of attention.
This is the case of St. Blaise church rebuilt in neo-classical style during the first third of the nineteenth century to replace a church sixteenth become cramped. Protected as historic monuments, the building has been decorated by artists from Piedmont, like painters Tomasso and Giuseppe Magni, specialists sham. We observe two large frescoes depicting two episodes of the life of St. Blaise: the healing of a child and the martyrdom of the saint.
In addition to various shrines to see even on the religious level, the chapel of Palluds. Dedicated to the Holy Virgin, it was built in 1717 at the expense of an inhabitant who survived a disaster: a landslide that caused many casualties in 1715 on Fountain hamlets Grisard and Etrable. The chapel was restored in 1865 and 1980.
As for the chapel Sevraz, dedicated to St. Jacques and St. Christopher dates from the nineteenth century and offers a way of the cross composed of paintings done in 1850.
In the village and its surroundings, yet, a former prison, traditional houses, testimony from the days of yesteryear (grain measures) or typical mazots the region (small rustic farmhouse sometimes semi-buried, stone or wood, including a bedroom, a kitchen and a storeroom and peasants occupied temporarily). Some have been restored in small homes.
A 500 m finally the southwest of the village, near the course of Thy, are the remains of the fortified house of Viuz (XII), neglected long before the Revolution.
Culturally, Viuz-en-Sallaz houses the headquarters of the Ecomuseum "Paysalp" (also located on other locations) and the Peasant Museum. This presents collections evoke peasant life Hauts-Savoyards of yore (objects, clothing, reconstructions of domestic farmers but also workshops of carpenters and blacksmiths). 500 m² daily life from 1850 to 1950 is well traced, not to mention a classroom 1920s... Open Monday to Friday except school holidays, from Monday to Saturday during the "small" school holidays from Sunday to Friday in July and August. Rates: 4 and 6.50 euros. Information at +33 4 50 36 89 18.
Management then the ski resort of Brasses, northeast, on the eponymous massive, widely established in the territory of Viuz but also the town of Saint-Jeoire. A family character, in terms of skiing, it features 20 tracks (4 green 5 blue 9 red black 2) that serve 12 lifts. An antenna French Ski School operates. Information on +33 4 50 36 61 96. For Nordic skiing, the resort offers 7 cross country ski runs and 3 trails dedicated to snowshoeing. The practice of luge and biathlon is also possible. All information about the Les Brasses +33 4 50 35 91 83.
For hiking enthusiasts, the site also Brasses, the Mont Vouan staked old quarries, ponds, but also crossed by an ancient road through which contraband which we reported to you ministered wheat to Geneva alcohol and tobacco, and the banks of streams of the valley are excellent ideas for itineraries. Some loops can also lead to Annemasse. Maps and information +33 4 50 35 91 83.
Finally, a game of tennis, you can reserve the short to the local club +33 4 50 36 27 66.
