Brenles
Brenles
Brenles is a municipality in the district Broye Vully the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Brenles situated 765 m above sea level. M., 18 km southwest of the district town Payerne ( straight line ). The village street line extends on the west slope of the stream Ruisseau des Vaux, east of the Broye, Molassehügelland in the eastern canton of Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 3.9 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the hill country between the Broyetal and the upper reaches of the Glane. The area occupied by the valley of Ruisseau des Vaux, in the west of the height Brûle Fer ( 848 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Brenles ), to the east of the Bois Giquet and the height of Les Dailles (up to 820 m ü. M. ) is limited. To the east of the municipality extends to the bottom plateau of the Montagne de Brenles (830 m above sea level. M. ). In the far south enough Brenles in the headwaters of the Ruisseau des Vaux. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 30 % of forest and shrubs, 66% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.
To Brenles include numerous individual farms. Neighboring communities of Brenles are Lovatens, Sarzens, Chesalles -sur -Moudon and Chavannes -sur -Moudon in the canton of Vaud and Ursy, Siviriez and Billens - Hennens in the Canton of Fribourg.
Population
With 157 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Brenles one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 91.4% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 6.1 % and 1.2 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Brenles amounted in 1850 to 232 residents in 1900 to 234 inhabitants. Thereafter, due to high levels of emigration to 1980 recorded a decrease by almost 50 % to 123 inhabitants; Since then, the population has increased slightly again.
Economy
Brenles was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding have an important role in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In Brenles is since 1994 the western Swiss school for guide dogs ( Fondation Romande pour chiens -guides école d' aveugles ). 2004, the new multi-purpose hall was opened in Brenles, which also serves the neighboring communities Chesalles -sur -Moudon and Sarzens. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Some of the working population commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
Traffic
The community is located off the major thoroughfares on a road from Moudon after Siviriez. By Postbus course, which runs from Moudon to Romont, Brenles is connected to the network of public transport.
History
The municipal area of Brenles remains of a Roman estate were found. The first documentary mention of the place was already in 1247 under the present name. In the Middle Ages Brenles belonged to the bishop of Lausanne, before it came to the early 15th century in the sphere of influence of Savoy.
With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Brenles came under the administration of the bailiwick Moudon. On the Montagne de Brenles were in the 18th century, a mill and a sawmill, which were operated by a specially created water channel ( out partially underground). After the collapse of the ancien régime Brenles 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 Moudon.
Attractions
The Church of Brenles dates from 1740, the bell tower was added around 1840. In some local characteristic farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved.