Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges
Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges was until June 30, 2011, a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. July 1, 2011 merged Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges with communities Colombier, Echichens and Monnaz and with them forms the new community Echichens ..
Geography
Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges is located at 530 m above sea level. M., 4 km north of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The farming village covers a broad knoll between the valleys of Senoge in the West and in the East Arena, in the southwest of Gros de Vaud, in the Vaud Mittelland, a scenic location about 150 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.
The area of 3.9 km ² large municipality area includes a section of Gros de Vaud, the granary of the canton of Vaud. The communal land extends to the height of Saint- Saphorin, on 537 m above sea level. M. the highest point of the municipality is reached. To the north, the area stretches to the hill Trente - Chiens. To the south, the headwaters of the creek arena, which flows to Venoge. From the municipality surface 1997 6 % came from settlements, 4% forest and woody plants and 90 % to agriculture.
At Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges include several individual farms. Prior to the merger were the neighboring municipalities of Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges Colombier, Vuillerens, Aclens, Romanel -sur- Morges, Bremblens, Echichens and Monnaz.
Population
With 462 inhabitants ( 31 December 2010) Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges is one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the residents, 90.3 % are French-speaking, German-speaking 3.4% and 1.1% in English (as of 2000). The population of Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges amounted in 1870 to 223 residents in 1900 to 206 inhabitants. Since 1990 (218 inhabitants), a rapid population increase was recorded with a doubling of the population within 10 years.
Economy
Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the agriculture and viticulture have an important role in the economic structure of the population. Several small wine-growing areas are located on the hillside below the village. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In recent years, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Lausanne and Morges.
Traffic
Although the community is located off of larger thoroughfares, but traffic still technically well developed. It is located on the main road from Morges to Cottens. The motorway connection Morges- Ouest at the 1964 opened A1 ( Geneva -Lausanne ) is about 5 km away from the resort. By Postbus course, which runs from Morges via Cottens to Cossonay, Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges is connected to the network of public transport.
History
The municipal area traces of a Roman building and a Burgundian burial ground were discovered. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1171 under the name of Sancti Simphoriani. The name goes back to the Holy Symphorien. The place belonged since the Middle Ages to the Lords of Cossonay. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges came under the administration of the bailiwick of Morges. After the collapse of the ancien régime, the village 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 Morges.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Symphorien, mentioned already in the 12th century, was rebuilt in 1731. It contains a grave plate of General François -Louis de Pesmes. The monumental three-story castle Saint- Saphorin was built on the site of a previous medieval building in the 17th century. To the east of the village of originates from the 16th century manor de Mestral is. In the center some characteristic farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved.