Boussens, Switzerland
Boussens
Boussens ( [ busɑ ], Franco-Provençal [ busɛ ː ] ) is a municipality in the district of Gros- de -Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Boussens is on 594 m above sea level. M., 11 km north- northwest of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The village is located on the plateau in the Gros de Vaud, in the Vaud Mittelland, east of the valley of the Venoge.
The area of 3.1 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the gently undulating plateau of Gros de Vaud, the granary of the canton of Vaud. Most of the community land occupied by the plain east of the village. To the east the area extends into the Bois Lovet with the wetland Grand Marais, was stabbed in the earlier peat, in the far north is the wetland Lac Coffy. The southern boundary runs along the forest Bois du Devin, the headwaters of the Chamberonne. The highest point of Boussens is 613 m above sea level. M. reached on the hill west of the village. From the municipality surface 1997 6 % came from settlements, 14% forest and woody plants and 80 % to agriculture.
To Boussens include the hamlet Chevrine (604 m above sea level. M. ) north of the village and Grange aux Aguet ( 587 m above sea level. M. ) in the plane. The neighboring communities of Boussens are in the southwest Sullens, in the west Bournens, in the north Bettens, northeast Bioley -Orjulaz, in the east and in the south Etagnières Cheseaux -sur -Lausanne.
Population
With 908 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Boussens one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 93.1 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 3.1 % and 1.2 % in English (as of 2000). The population of Boussens amounted in 1850 to 158 residents in 1900 to 147 inhabitants. After 1960 (137 inhabitants ) continued a rapid increase in population with a fivefold increase in the number of inhabitants within 40 years.
Economy
Boussens was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, agriculture has a certain importance in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in the local small businesses and especially in the services available (mechanical engineering, computer science, wine shop ). In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. New residential areas have been built on the southern edge of the village and between Boussens and Chevrine. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Lausanne area.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It is located on a main route from Lausanne via Cheseaux -sur- Lausanne to Orbe. The motorway connection Cossonay at the 1981 opened A1 (Lausanne -Yverdon ) is approximately 3 km from the resort. By Postbus course, which runs from Cossonay to Cheseaux -sur -Lausanne, Boussens is connected to the public transport network.
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1177 under the name Bussens 1223 appeared the name Bossens. The name goes back to the Burgundian personal names Busso and means for the people of Busso. In the Middle Ages Boussens was under the rule Cossonay. The area around Grange aux aguets belonged to the Cistercian abbey of Mont Heron.
With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Boussens 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 Boussens was initially assigned to the District Echallens, 1803 it came to the district Cossonay.
Attractions
The manor of Boussens in 1670 built by the family de Saussure, which held the village rule from 1581 to 1798.