Mouxy

History

The evolution of the commune is marked by the history of Aix-les-Bains, and in particular the importance of Lake Bourget and the hot springs of the city of Aix that always made Aix-les-Bains a showplace of therapeutic mineral bathing. One can also say, more generally, that the history of Mouxy is closely linked to that of the Department of Savoie. The site was inhabited since the Neolithic Era. Indeed, some sedentary farming communities settled in the Plains and the great valleys of average altitude. The first real phase of occupation by people was observed from deposits at organic geological levels preserved at Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille (Lake Bourget). The area was then occupied by the people of the Allobroges. The [area of the Allobroges was occupied by the Roman legions following their victory in 121 B.C.E. By 443, the Roman General Aëtius had ceded Sapaudia the Latin name of present-day Savoy to a Germanic people, the Burgundians. Mouxy was a parish - Mauseu ecclesia - which depended on the Priory of Clarafont according to an act of 1344. During this period, a new church dedicated to Saint-John-the-Greater was built. Previously, the Mouxy area depended on either the Priory of Saint-Pol or Saint-Hippolyte in Aix. The parish was subsequently attached to the Priory of Aix in the 16th century. We learn that the priest of the Church, in 1340, offered to the Bishop during his pastoral visit a stipend of 9 florins. In 1494, the income of the parish priest was estimated to be 50 guilders. The Church did not originally have an image of its patron saint, or other object of worship. By 1678 it had relics of Saint James, Saint Alexis and the true cross. The village of Mouxy had about 30 households in 1494 and 1497. In the following century, proceeds to 42 households and…

Geography

Dominated by Mount Revard, the Town of Mouxy is located on the heights above Aix-les-Bains, to which it is adjacent. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry, and of the agglomeration community of Grand Lac. and 12.5 km [7¾ miles], respectively. The town is in area; the elevations range from . The lowest point lies at the edge of Aix-les-Bains to the south of the town, the high point is the top of Mount Revard. Downtown is located at an elevation of about . the municipality overlooks Lake Bourget, the largest natural lake in France, and offers a view of the surrounding peaks including the croix du Nivolet, the Chartreuse Massif, Mount Granier and the Cat's Tooth. It extends from the Aix-les-Bains plain to the Massif of Bauges. The population density decreases as you approach Mount Revard. Indeed, some places are absolutely vertical, without access, and unbuildable.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,231
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,864
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,730
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,698
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,597
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,337
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,310
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,801

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2026-01-12
  4 km SSW of Les Houches, France
• M 3.3 — 2025-05-06
  8 km W of Chapareillan, France
• M 3.3 — 2022-09-25
  7 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
• M 4.5 — 2022-03-12
  3 km S of Faverges, France
• M 3.4 — 2020-06-23
  11 km ESE of Samoëns, France
• M 3.2 — 2017-11-17
  10 km NNE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France