Charming town of Haute-Savoie, Frangy moved to twenty kilometers of Annecy, in the heart of the valley Usses. It faces the mountain Vuache, chain of thirteen kilometers long.
Sunny in summer, the small town of Frangy take its name from a surname of Gallo-Roman origin, indicating a very ancient existence. One that has experienced significant economic growth in the seventeenth century following the construction of a bridge over the Usses now experiencing significant tourist interest, either architecturally or the gourmet level. City Frangy is indeed known for its AOC Roussette Savoy wine, dry white wine, and for his Emmentaler, his tomme and chocolate.
The landscapes of mountains surrounding Frangy also allow the practice of many outdoor sports, thanks to various hiking trails that run through the town.
Old, the common Frangy unveils its visitors, summer and winter, historical and natural heritage of the most important.
Listed historical monument, the Bel-Air farm was built in the fifteenth century, before being modified in the course of the nineteenth. It is still possible to admire the main building, a dovecote, a laundry, a well or a farm building. Inside the house, the French ceilings are still there, like scenery painted on the floor, showing scenes of land and marine life of the eighteenth century. Private property, the Bel-Air farm can still be special tours on request. Until the mid-twentieth century, the area was used for the manufacture of AOC Roussette of Savoy.
Inaugurated in the mid nineteenth century, the Saint-Aquilin church reveals a very interesting neoclassical Sardinian style.
strong place located in the center of Frangy, Bastian Castle was built in the early seventeenth century by a Marquis surroundings.
A Gersaine, another stronghold, Castle Jarsagne, also reveals its charms.
Inaugurated at the end of the seventeenth century, the great stone bridge over the Usses helped the economic development of Frangy.
In Frangy, a museum of cow pastures and reveals the mysteries of the cattle, and the history of this culture in the region.
The town of Frangy is crossed by a hiking and horseback riding, as well as a path to Saint Jacques de Compostela, and the GR 65.
Frangy The market is held on Wednesday morning.
The month of May is the scene of a spring fair with a garage sale.
In August, Frangy hosts some of the Nomad Reggae Festival concerts.
