Bussigny-sur-Oron
Bussigny -sur -Oron was until 31 December 2011, a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On January 1, 2012, it merged with Oron.
Geography
Bussigny -sur -Oron is at 768 m above sea level. M., 3 km east of the town Oron- la -Ville and 19 km east-northeast of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The scattered settlement municipality extends on an exposed south-facing slope in the valley of Mionne, in the eastern marginal zone of Vaud Mittelland.
The area of only 1.2 square kilometers just great former municipal area comprises a portion of Molassehügellandes in the foothills. The southern part is occupied by the broad Talniederung the Mionne that drains the area west to the Broye. To the north of the former communal land extends to the ridge which separates the valleys of Flon and Mionne each other, and reached here with 835 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Bussigny -sur -Oron. From the former rural community area in 1997 accounted for 5% of settlements, 15 % of forest and woody plants and 80 % to agriculture.
To Bussigny -sur -Oron include several individual farms.
Population
With 77 inhabitants ( 31 December 2010) Bussigny -sur -Oron was one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 89.6 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 7.5 % and 1.5 % in English (as of 2000). The population of Bussigny -sur -Oron amounted in 1850 to 58 inhabitants in 1900 to 83 inhabitants. Thereafter, until 1970, by strong emigration recorded a decrease by around 55 % to 38 residents; Since then, the population grew significantly again.
Economy
Bussigny -sur -Oron still lives mainly from agriculture, especially from agriculture, from the orchards and livestock. Outside the primary sector there are no other jobs in the village. Due to the declining population of the village school was closed in the year 1922. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
Traffic
The former municipality is located off the major thoroughfares, yet is within easy reach of Oron- la -Ville. At certain times of the day Bussigny -sur -Oron is operated by the Postbus course, which runs from Oron- la -Ville La Verrerie.
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1433 under the name Bussignye. The name goes back to the Gallo-Roman personal name Bussenius. Since its first occurrence was Bussigny -sur -Oron Oron to rule, which was under the Counts of Greyerz since the 15th century. After the conquest of Vaud by Bern rule Oron 1557 was converted into a Bernese bailiff, and introduced the Reformation in the village. After the collapse of the ancien régime Bussigny -sur -Oron 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 Oron. It was not until 1812 Bussigny -sur -Oron became an independent municipality through detachment from Oron -le- Châtel.