Duillier
Castle Duillier
Duillier is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Duillier is located on 466 m above sea level. M., 3 km north of the district main town Nyon ( straight line ). The village is located on a small elevation at the foot of the Jura, the right of the lowlands of Promenthouse.
The area of 4.2 km ² large municipality territory, which includes a section at the foot of the Jura. The communal land extends from the Talniederung of aces northward over the hills of Duillier to the river over the Promenthouse. The highest elevation of 490 m above sea Duillier is. M. reached the Jura foothills. From the municipality surface 1997 14 % came from settlements, 8% forest and woody plants and 78% to agriculture.
To Duillier include a part of the hamlet Changins (436 m above sea level. M. ) and some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Duillier are Nyon, Prangins, Coinsins, Givrins and Trélex.
Population
With 1019 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Duillier one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 78.7 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 9.7 % and 7.0 % in English (as of 2000). The population of Duillier amounted in 1850 to 281 residents in 1900 to 271 inhabitants. After 1970 (320 inhabitants ) continued a rapid increase in population with a tripling of the population within 30 years.
Economy
Duillier until the second half of the 20th century was mainly coined by the farming village. On the southern slope of the hill of Duillier there is a bigger wine region, while the fertile soils of the remaining agricultural land for farming and vegetable are suitable. Jobs are also in the industry and especially in the services available. Since 1886, located in the station Changins fédérale de recherches de agronomiques Changins (RAC ), the Swiss Federal Agricultural Research Station. In recent decades, Duillier has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Most workers are commuters who work primarily in Nyon and Geneva.
Traffic
Although the community is located off of larger thoroughfares, but good transport links. Access from Nyon and Gland. The highway connecting England to the A1 ( Geneva -Lausanne ), which runs through the municipality, is only 3 km away from the resort. By Postbus course, which runs from Nyon to Gimel, Duillier is connected to the public transport network.
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1145 under the name Duelliei, later the spellings Duelli, Duilie and Dulliacum published. The place name is probably derived from the Roman personal name Duellius or Duilius. Because the municipal archives of fire fell victim during the Vaud Revolution in 1798, is only relatively little about the history known. Various gentlemen as well as the monastery Bonmont owned land in Duillier.
With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Nyon. Since 1655 the rule Duillier held the high justice. After the collapse of the ancien régime Duillier belonged from 1798 to 1803 during the Helvetic Republic to the canton of Geneva, who came up then with the enactment of the Act of Mediation in the canton of Vaud. 1798 was assigned to the district of Nyon.
Attractions
In the 12th century a castle in Duillier is mentioned. The present spacious building with a hexagonal stair tower was built in the 16th and 17th centuries. The lodge was the home from 1675 to 1690 a printing company. The church was built in 1669-70 on the site mentioned in the 16th century chapel of Saint-Grat. The Grange de Dîme is a tithe barn dating from the 17th century. In the old town some wine farmhouses dating from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved.