It is cut into two by the railway line and by a départementale road used  by 11, 500 vehicles daily. The life of its inhabitants is divided between the three centres of attraction which are the Administrative Building, on the hillside, before the railway line and the road, the lakes and the leisure centre on the boundary with

CLUSES, and the village steeple, much further to the west.

Thyez is developing around three different sectors :

- Industry : The various industrial estates are spread over a surface area  of 64 hectares. There are 6 of them ,created between 1970 and 2001. The majority of firms on these estates are screw-cutting and  mechanical precision firms.

- Agriculture : THYEZ  is the largest farming territory in the valley with 5  full-time farmers and 2 who have a double activity. The territory produces  850 000 litres of milk annually.

- Tourism : THYEZ  can boast two bodies of water on its territory. One is reserved for fishing while the other is used for bathing , authorised during the two summer months and supervised by voluntary qualified firemen.

The territory of  THYEZ is always seeking to improve its living environment and that is why it has recently developed  the lakes leisure area :  it has created areas for group games, installed permanent barbecue facilities,  realized  a walk along the “ Englennaz” stream and linked the leisure area to the Saint Théodule landscaped park.

Access :
· Motorway A40
· Exit n° 18 CLUSES
· LA SARDAGNE in  SCIONZIER, then directions  CLUSES and THYEZ.

Tourist Office : Office du Tourisme Forum des Lacs 369, rue des Sorbiers 74300 THYEZ

Tel. : 04.50.96.33.30 Tel. : 04.50.96.33.30 Email : forum.des.lacs@wanadoo.fr

Opening Times . :
2 pm/ 6 Mondays and Fridays
2.30 pm/ 6 Tuesdays and Thursdays
8.30 am/ 11.30 am Saturdays

Surface area : 981 ha
Altitude : 1 343m, highest point : Orchex
No. of inhabitants : 4 873 inhabitants (1999 census)