Arzier-Le Muids
Arzier - ARZIER is the proposed new name of the political community in the district of Nyon in the canton Arzier of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Arzier is located on 870 m above sea level. M., 9 km north of the district main town Nyon ( straight line ). The village stretches along the Jura south slope below the Molard, between the valleys of the Ruisseau d' Oujon in the west and the Ruisseau de la Combe in the east, in a scenic location around 500 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.
The area of 51.9 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Jura. In the southeastern part of the Jura south slope of Arzier above the Bois de Chenes belong to communal land, bounded on the east by the deep valley of the Ruisseau de la Combe; west of the Ruisseau d' Oujon is the forested slope Côtes de Genolier. To the northwest, the area extends over the height of the Molard ( 1,044 m above sea level. M. ) and the Bois d' Oujon on the broad crest of the Jura. This is divided into a number in the range of Arzier according to the strike of the Jurassic of South East still running Kalkrippen and intervening partly marshy, above ground septic sinks, including the Marais Rouge and the Petite Enne. The highest altitudes are located in the western part of the ridge with the Mont Noir ( 1'567 m asl, . Highest point of Arzier ), Mont Pelé, Mont Šála ( 1'511 m above sea level ( 1,536 m above sea level. ). M. ) and Vue de Genève ( 1'492 m above sea level. M. ). On the northern slope of Mont Noir is the Creux du Croue, a characteristic Ausräumungskessel, which is a nature reserve since 1987. On the northwest, the municipality extends to the right edge of the valley of the top Orbetals. On the Jura ridge one finds typical karst features such as sinkholes, karst formations and caves. The little committed region located in the protection zone of Vaud Jurassic Park is passed by large forests, located between the Jura high grazing pastures with the typical tall spruce trees that are either individually or in groups. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 71 % of forest and woody plants, 25% in agriculture and somewhat less than 1% was unproductive land.
To Arzier the hamlet ARZIER include ( 696 m above sea level. M. ) on a Verebnungsfläche below the village and Montand (590 m above sea level. M. ) the Jura foothills as well as numerous individual farms that are scattered on the heights of the Jura. Neighboring communities of Arzier are Saint- CERGUE, Givrins, Genolier, Vich, basins and Le Chenit in the canton of Vaud and Bois- d'Amont and Les Rousses in neighboring France.
Population
With 2349 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Arzier belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 78.5 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 8.0 % and 6.9 % in English (as of 2000). The population of Arzier amounted in 1850 to 443 residents in 1960 to 342 inhabitants. Only after 1970 (459 inhabitants) began a massive population increase: Arzier counted 1980 857 1990 1446 inhabitants and inhabitants.
Economy
Arzier was until the mid-20th century embossed mainly by agriculture village. In the lower parts of the municipality farming is operated while prevailing in the Jura hills cattle breeding and dairy farming. Thanks to the forest wealth and the forestry is of great importance and was responsible for the relative prosperity of the community in the earlier years. More jobs are in the manufacturing and service sectors. Arzier is the site of a research center for cardiac vascular disease. Built under Vincent Mangeat large community center and school was opened in 1988. Since about 1970, continued thanks to the beautiful location but good transport links, a rapid development of the residential community. The whole slope around the former village center was built over. The population has since increased more than fourfold. The vast number of people (more than 75 %) working abroad, mainly in Nyon and Geneva.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It is located on the main street of England to Saint- CERGUE, the motorway connecting England to the A1 is about 10 km away from the village. On 12 July 1916, the railway line was Nyon - taken Saint- CERGUE with stations in Arzier and ARZIER in operation.
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1306 under the name Argie. Also in the 14th century the spellings Argier, Arsie and Arsier published. The place name probably goes back to the usual during the Merovingian period personal names Aredius or Aregius.
The village owes its development to the Carthusian monastery founded in 1146 Oujon on the Jura ridge above Arzier. To make the wilderness under cultivation, the monks granted the settlers from 1304 an extensive tax-exemption. Also the hamlet ARZIER is mentioned in 1250 as Au Muis in the monastery property. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Arzier came under the administration of the bailiwick of Nyon. The monastic property was confiscated, and the building fell into disrepair over time. As the community increasingly impoverished and was no longer able to afford the fees to Bern, Bern transferred the rule in 1664 to the village and gave up more income. Arzier had thus apply only contributions to the Bailiwick of Nyon, which laid the foundation was laid for the relative prosperity in the 18th century thanks to the forest economy. 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.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Antoine was built in 1306. She was after the Reformation to 1687 and parish church for pools and to 1713 for Saint- CERGUE. In a forest clearing in the Bois d' Oujon the foundation walls and foundations of the former Carthusian monastery Oujon are still visible.
Pictures
Meeting house
School system Pré Morlot
Local Typical farmhouse
Ruins of the Carthusian monastery Oujon, View from the East
Ruins of the Carthusian monastery Oujon, view from the northwest