Saint-Jean-de-Couz
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The church and surrounding buildings in Saint-Jean-de-Couz
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Saint-Jean-de-Couz
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| Coordinates: 45°27′59″N 5°49′12″E / 45.4663°N 05.82°ECoordinates: 45°27′59″N 5°49′12″E / 45.4663°N 05.82°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | François Le Gouic |
| Area1 | 7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)2 | 272 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73246 /73160 |
| Elevation | 584–1,617 m (1,916–5,305 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Jean-de-Couz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Saint-Jean-de-Couz is located at the level of the col de Couz (630m) along the road D1006 which winds through the Couz valley between Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz north and Saint-Christophe-la-Grotte south. The village lies at the junction with the D45 road that climbs the slopes of La Cochette (1,617m), east. The Cochette ridge separates the township to Entremont-le-Vieux.
The township is part of the Parc Naturel Régional de Chartreuse.
The stream of Hyères, which has its source in the col des Égaux on the boundary township of Corbel, flows along the RD45 before following the Couz valley and RD1006 towards Chambéry. The Saint-Jean territory is basically covered with forests, especially of spruces and beeches that forest roads pass through. The most important of them stands on the slopes of Mont Beauvoir (1,319 m), which the ridge line is the boundary with the townships of Saint-Pierre-de-Genebroz and La Bauche.
Saint-Jean-de-Couz was an ancient parish was transferred to the Commandery of Les Échelles. In ancient times, a Roman road from Lyon to Milan crossed the territory of the district. It was restored by the princes of Piedmont-Sardinia , and what remains is now known as Sardinian track. A relay station marked the col de Couz for a long time. In the 19th century, a deposit of refractory clay was discovered which was used in the manufacture of bricks. The quarry closed around 1948, and is now flooded and forms a stocked pond for fishing.
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