Bougy-Villars

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Bougy -Villars is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Bougy -Villars is located on 548 m above sea level. M., above Rolle, 11 km west-southwest of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The wine village stretches in the middle of vineyards on the southern slopes of the Vaud Cote, in a scenic location around 170 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.

The area of ​​1.8 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Cote. The communal land extends from the foot of the slope northward over the vineyards of the Cote to the viewpoint of Signal de Bougy (707 m above sea level. M. ). In a small corner of the area extends to the northwest into the headwaters of the Armary at the farm estate La Gingine. On the elongated height of the Signal de Bougy is 720 m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of Bougy -Villars. From the municipality surface 1997 19 % came from settlements, 25 % of forest and woody plants and 56% to agriculture.

To Bougy -Villars include some wineries and individual farms. Neighboring communities of Bougy -Villars are Aubonne, Féchy, Perroy, Mont- sur-Rolle and Essertines -sur-Rolle.

Population

With 419 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Bougy -Villars is one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 85.1 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 8.1 % and 2.7 % portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Bougy -Villars amounted in 1850 to 304 residents in 1900 to 271 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 211 to 1960 inhabitants, continued since then a rapid population increase, with a doubling of the population within 40 years.

Economy

Bougy -Villars was until the mid-20th century, a predominantly coined by agriculture village. Still plays agriculture as a branch of the population an important role. On the whole slope of the Côte below an altitude of 550 m to 600 m above sea level. M. is operated viticulture. At the height of the Signal de Bougy prevail cattle and cultivation. More jobs are available in the local industry and especially services. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters.

Traffic

Although the community is located off the major thoroughfares, but traffic still technically well developed. Road links there are on the role and after Aubonne. The highway access role on the A1 opened in 1964 ( Geneva -Lausanne ) is about 3 km from the resort. By Postbus course, which runs from Rolle to Aubonne, Bougy -Villars is connected to the public transport network.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 996 under the name in villa Balgedelco. Later, the names Balgels, Balgeel ( 1052) Bougels and 1285 Bougy -Milon appeared. This place-name was retained until the end of the 19th century. Then upheld the municipality Bougy and since 1953 Bougy -Villars.

The place was originally owned by the Abbey Romainmôtier, but even monastery Bonmont had land in Bougy -Villars. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of Kastlanei Mont- le -Vieux in the bailiwick of Morges. After the collapse of the ancien régime Bougy -Villars 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 Aubonne.

Attractions

The small village has two churches. The first church was built in the 19th century above the village by a former cheese factory rebuilt and provided with a bell tower. Because this church was threatened in the early 20th century by a landslide, a new church was built in Ticino style east of the village. In the center some characteristic wine farmhouses dating from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved. The Hotel du Signal Built in 1902 at the height above Bougy -Villars was demolished to create a leisure center and a public park ( Pré Vert ).

Personalities

• Sébastien Loeb, racers, currently residing in Bougy -Villars