L'Isle

L' Isle ( [ lilə̆ ], Provençal in the local dialect [(a) li ː la ] ) is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

L' Isle is located at 660 m above sea level. Level, 14 km north-west of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The village is located near the sources of the Venoge and the creek Chergeaule, at the foot of the Jura and on the next nearest foot of the Jura plateau in the western rim of the Vaud Mittelland.

The area of ​​16.3 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Jura plateau and the Jura Vaudois. The communal land extends from the Talniederung the Veyron to the northwest over the approximately 650 m above sea level. M. opposite foot of the Jura plateau to the sources of the Venoge at L' Isle. West of the village, the area comprises the most densely forested Jura south slope (Prins Bois ) on both sides of the Taleinschnitts Combe à Berger, which was created by the Chergeaule, a source waters of the Venoge. In a narrow strip of the municipal area extends westward over the ridge Châtel (up to 1,420 m above sea level. M. ) and the trough of the Pré de l' skin down to the anticline of the Mont- Tendre chain on at La Biole with 1'428 m above sea level. M. the highest point of L' Isle is reached. In the Jura hills to widespread high grazing pastures ( including the Pré de l' skin) with the typical tall spruce trees that are either individually or in groups. From the municipality surface 1997 accounted for 5% on settlements, 46 % of forest and shrubs and 49% to agriculture.

At L' Isle includes the hamlet of Villars- Bozon (660 m above sea level. M. ) on the stream Morand, La Coudre (837 m above sea level. M. ) on the Jura south slope at Mont- la -Ville, Les Mousses ( 647 m above sea level. M. ) of the Jura foothills above the Venoge and numerous individual farms. Neighboring communities of L' Isle are Mont Richer, Mauraz, Pampigny, Chavannes -le- Veyron, Cuarnens, Mont- la -Ville and L' Abbaye.

Population

With 996 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) L' Isle is one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 94.1% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 2.7% and 1.3% in English (as of 2000). The population of L' Isle amounted in 1900 to 865 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 1970 to 666 people, a significant increase in population was recorded again.

Economy

L' Isle was until the second half of the 19th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the farming and fruit growing at the foot of the Jura, animal husbandry and dairy farming in the higher regions, and forestry have some significance in the occupational structure of the population.

During the 19th century, L' Isle has developed into a regional economic and administrative center. At that time was located in the village of a factory for fire pumps, a weaving mill, several mills and a sawmill at the Venoge. There were also some quarries. Today, the industry is focused on small and medium-sized enterprises in the field of construction, transportation, and electrical engineering. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the larger towns along Lake Geneva and Lausanne area.

Traffic

The community is conveniently technically quite well developed. It lies on the main road from Cossonay over the Col du Mollendruz in the Vallée de Joux. Another road leads from La Sarraz along the Jura foothills Bière. On September 12, 1896 section of L' Isle to Apple's narrow-gauge railway Bière -Apples- Morges was put into operation, another station is located in Villars- Bozon. For the dispersion in public transport Cossonay- Gare, La Sarraz and Croy post Autokurse provide after Gimel.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1299 under the name Insula. In the period following the terms Lile ( 1343 ), Lille ( 1355 ), Purple ( 1357 ), lilaz ( 1446 ), Lyla ( 1542) and Lylle (1609 ) published. Because the Venoge splits into a flat, swampy area below its source in several different streams, which enclose smaller islands, the place name L' Isle, which translates the island is created.

The place has its origin probably in the 11th century. History, however, properly attested facts come only from the late 13th century, when the Lords of Cossonay founded a walled town near the sources of the Venoge. L' Isle belonged initially to rule Cossonay, but received in 1431 and formed their own freedoms since that date an independent rule.

With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, L' Isle came under the administration of the bailiwick of Morges. After the collapse of the ancien régime, it was 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 Cossonay.

Attractions

L' Isle has the character of a village with some typical farmhouses from the 17th to the 19th century, today. From the former urban settlement is nothing more to see. The Protestant parish church was rebuilt in 1732-1734, has the front tower but still a late Gothic arched portal of the previous building.

The castle was built in 1696 in the style of the French classicism for Charles de Chandieu. It has two small, at right angles to the main building standing side wings and a rich interior. South of the castle is a park with trees lining adjoins that extends to the wide basin of the Venoge. The castle was bought in 1877 by the Municipality of L' Isle and then used for the local government and as a schoolhouse.