Albens

 Family tourism, the walk, the discovery of nature, idleness or the practice of the tonic sports activities like the VTT, the parapente or l' climbing. Cultural tourism with the discovery of the historical heritage of the area, the visits of castles, the churches, counterpart of the cave " Notre Dame de Lourdes" with Albens and the archéo-museum managed by Kronos association.

One of the florets of the area for all those which like nature and wish to preserve it.

The association of the ponds and the mill of Crosagny arranges and maintains the site for the greatest pleasure, of the hikers and the friends of nature.

This site makes it possible to make discover nature with the children and give them desire for protecting it. Benefit from this site, are quiet and calm, respect the equipment, hold your dogs leaves some, do not gather the plants, do not throw anything in the pond.

The bank west coast is arranged to ensure you a reception of quality, and east coast rivets it is a zone refuge reserved for fauna, for its nesting and its peace.

Good walk and good observation.

It is the second place impossible to circumvent of the Albanais. Situated at an altitude of 1000 m, the Collar of Sapenay dominates the lake of Le Bourget with a splendid sight on the Alps and the Jura and makes it possible to connect Albanian in Chautagne. Tally dreamed for stroll in family, the ski touring, the rackets the winter, it is also the place of appointments, by good weather, of impassioned hang glider, parapente. tracks were arranged for this purpose.

Chambotte/le View-point: Located on a rocky outcrop, this high wild tourist place was a success since 1882 during the construction of the Restaurant which dominates all the lake of Le Bourget and which also offers a unspoilable view on the chain of the Spine.

La Biolle draws its name from Latin " betula" , birch, name of the Celtic origin. It is located at the foot of the mountain of Corsuet and the mountain of Biolle which separates it from the lake of Le Bourget.

The common one counts currently approximately 2300 inhabitants.

The population has strongly increased for 15 years, from 1353 inhabitants in 1990, the population passed to 1779 inhabitants in 1999 then to 1959 inhabitants in 2002.

The surface of the communal territory is of 1303.86 hectares. One counts there 16 hamlets and localities, which most important are the Chief town, Savigny, Roasson, Tarency, the Park and the Villette

Cessens is a small district rural, bordering with Haute-Savoie.

It is located at 700 meters of altitude, with the foot of the Collar of Sapenay, not of passage towards Chautagne.

It is to approximately 15 km of Aix les Baths and 30 km of Chambéry and Annecy.

The tourists and other visitors can thus locate all the visible mountains, lake and river since the various sites.

It is a peaceful village where it makes good things in life…

Epersy of a surface of 320 ha with a population approximately 320 inhabitants is smallest of the communes of the canton of Albens.

Its origins probably go back to the Roman epoch. Its name and its statute evolved during the centuries: Spartiacum in XIe century, Spartziacum in XII century. At the XVII century Epersiacum depended on the County of Cessens. Epersi then Expersy was detached from the Genevese in 1749 and EPERCY in Savoie was attached to the Province of Savoy Propre until 1792…

Saint-Girod is a small rural district, located on left bank of Deysse, vis-a-vis Albens and broadside in North and in the East by communes of the department of Haute-Savoie (Saint-Felix and Chainaz Frasses) with which it maintains good relationships.

Its habitat is dispersed in hamlets of more or less great importance, but all have their history:

In Marcellaz, with the Dovecote and the Villette (attached aujourd' today with the Chief town) three castles offer to the eye of the curious walkers. Built between the XVII and XVIII century, they are always inhabited and in state.

Within the canton of Albens, the Commune of Saint-Germain La Chambotte is only bordering lake of Le Bourget.

With primarily rural, agricultural and wine vocation, with vineyards overhanging the lake, Saint-Germain La Chambotte do not forget therefore to prepare the future according to its tax and human capacities.

Since already a long time, the presence of many footpaths and exceptional site of Chambotte, with its famous Belvédère which saw so many personalities come comtempler the single sight on the lake from Le Bourget and the Alps, make a Commune of it where tourism has all its place and where the living conditions are respectful d' a preserved and pleasant environment.