Bussy-Chardonney
Bussy -Chardonney is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Bussy -Chardonney located 5 km north-west of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The double municipality extends to a slightly inclined to the southeast slope in the Vaud Mittelland, a scenic location in the hinterland of Morges.
The area of 3.1 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud means land in the Lake Geneva area. The communal land extends from the river of Morges westward across a valley, which is drained by the Curbit, down to the west adjacent heights at Chardonney. Above Chardonney is 605 m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of the municipality. From the municipality surface 1997 9 % came from settlements, 8% forest and woody plants and 83 % to agriculture.
Bussy -Chardonney consists of the village of Bussy (520 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of Curbit and the Chardonney (580 m above sea level. M. ) above the village and several hamlets. Neighboring communities of Bussy -Chardonney are Reverolle, Vaux- sur- Morges, Vufflens -le- Château, Denens, Yens and Apple.
Population
With 389 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Bussy -Chardonney one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 88.1 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 4.5 % and 2.7 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The Population of Bussy -Chardonney amounted in 1860 to 228 residents in 1900 to 234 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 178 to 1970 inhabitants, continued rapid population growth, with a doubling of the population within 30 years.
Economy
Bussy -Chardonney was until the mid-20th century, a predominantly coined by farming village. Even today, the agriculture and viticulture have some significance in the occupational structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. Since the 18th century, a mill was operated at Curbit; 1793 to 1909 there was also a brickyard, nor the place name La Tuilière testifies to the. Today there are at Bussy the warehouses of the Union des coopératives Ferme Romande ( UCAR ). In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Morges.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It is located at the intersection of main roads Morges - Bière and Aubonne - Cossonay. The motorway connection Morges- Ouest in 1964 opened A1 ( Geneva -Lausanne ) is about 5 km from Bussy away. On 1 July 1895, the narrow gauge railway Bière -Apples- Morges with stops in Bussy and in Chardonney was put into operation.
History
Probably Bussy and Chardonney by monks of the Abbey of Lac de Joux (L' Abbaye ) were established, with the possession of the villages. The first mention of Bussy took place in 1059 under the name Bussi, 1223 appeared the spelling Bussie. The place name is derived from the Latin word buxus ( boxwood ). Chardonney is 1225 for the first time in 1324 named as Chardenai than Chardonne and wore during the ancien régime and the name Bussy- Dessus.
In the 14th century Bussy Chardonney and came to the abbey Romainmôtier, later to the rule Vufflens. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Bussy -Chardonney came under the administration of the bailiwick of Morges. It formed its own little rule during the time in Bern. 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 Bussy -Chardonney was initially assigned to the District Aubonne, 1803 came to the district of Morges.
1744 Before and Bussy Chardonney together formed a community. At the request of Jean -Rodolphe Dachselhofer, who also called himself Lord of Chardonney, the Chardonney was separated from Bussy and collected for independent community. From 1799 to 1819 the two villages were united again, then made Bussy -sur -Morges and Chardonney -sur -Morges independent municipalities. On April 1, 1961, the villages merged to church today Bussy -Chardonney.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Pierre in Bussy dates from the Middle Ages and was extensively restored in 1771. The parish hall was built in 1964. In Chardonney is the castle, built in the 18th century under Dachselhofer that a rich interior, including two Strassburger stoves has.