Belmont-sur-Lausanne

Belmont- sur -Lausanne

Belmont- sur -Lausanne is a municipality in the district of Lavaux -Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Belmont- sur- Lausanne is located at 610 m above sea level. M., 3.5 km east of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The village stretches along the steep southern slope of the plateau of the Jorat, east of the Valley of Paudèze, a scenic location about 230 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.

The area of ​​2.6 km ² large municipality area includes a small section of the southern slope of the Jorat the extreme west of Lavaux. The western and northwestern border is the sunken into the hillside, wooded valley of Paudèze, the southern boundary runs along its left side Bach Le Flonzel. The communal land extending northeast to the north of Lake Geneva subsequent plateau, on the 816 m above sea. M. the highest point of Belmont -sur -Lausanne is achieved. From the municipal area in 1997 represent 31%, settlements, 30 % of forest and shrubs, 38% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.

At Belmont- sur -Lausanne include extensive new residential quarters, the hamlet of Le Signal de Belmont (770 m above sea level. M. ) above the village and some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Belmont -sur- Lausanne Pully, Savigny, Lutry and Paudex.

Population

With 3481 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Belmont- sur -Lausanne belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 87.3% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 5.9 % and 1.6 % in English (as of 2000). The population of Belmont- sur -Lausanne amounted in 1850 to 455 residents in 1900 to 491 inhabitants. Since 1950 (405 inhabitants), a rapid population increase was observed with a sevenfold increase in population within 50 years.

Economy

Belmont- sur -Lausanne was up in the mid-20th century, a predominantly coined by farming village. Today, agriculture has only a minor role in the occupational structure of the population. On the slope below the village there is a small wine region.

In the Valley of Paudèze coal deposits were discovered in the 17th century. The hard coal and brown coal was mined particularly in the period 1771-1796, in the second half of the 19th century and during the two world wars and smelted. More jobs are available ( information technology, furniture shops and a printing house ), small trade and service sectors. In Belmont- sur -Lausanne is located since 1964, the Art Foundation Hans Joram and German, 1989, the Museum Fondation German was opened.

In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Lausanne.

Traffic

The community is easily accessible via the main access is from Lutry. The motorway junction at the Belmont opened in 1974 A9 (Lausanne -Sion ) is about 1 km from the village. The spur of Belmont runs beneath it in a 300 m long tunnel. By bus lines 47 ( Pully -Belmont ) and 66 ( Lausanne- Grandvaux ) of the Transports publics de la région Lausannoise Belmont- sur -Lausanne is connected to the public transport network.

History

The first written mention of the village was in 1160 under the name Bellomon. 1228 appeared the name Belmunt and the Latin form apud bellum Montem ( the beautiful mountain). In the Middle Ages Belmont- sur -Lausanne was under the Lausanne cathedral chapter, but also the Benedictine Lutry had to collect the right to tithes and interest in the place. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, Belmont- sur -Lausanne came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Lausanne. 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 Lausanne.

Attractions

The First Church of Belmont, which was consecrated in Saint- Martin, dating back to the 12th century. Extensive restorations and renovations took place in the 16th century. The Valley of Paudèze is spanned below Belmont- sur -Lausanne from 1858 to 1862 viaduct built the railway line Lausanne- Bern.

Pictures of Belmont-sur-Lausanne

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