Chavannes-des-Bois

Chavannes -des- Bois is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Chavannes -des- Bois is located at 469 m above sea level. Level, 12 km north of the city of Geneva ( straight line ), in the extreme southwest of Vaud. The village is located on the ridge between the valley of Versoix and Geneva.

The area of ​​2.1 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the back between the Versoix in the west and the lake to the east. The communal land ranges from Versoix eastward over the height of Chavannes -des- Bois ( 482 m above sea level with. Highest elevation in the community ) to the channelized reaches of the Creuson, a left-hand side of Bach's Versoix. In the north, the area extends into the Bois de Portes. From the municipality surface 1997 10 % came from settlements, 37 % of forest and woody plants, 52 % in agriculture and somewhat less than 1% was unproductive land.

The neighboring communities of Chavannes -des- Bois in the northeast Commugny, in the east and southeast Tannay Mies in the canton of Vaud, in the southwest of Versoix in the canton of Geneva and in the west and northwest Grilly in neighboring France.

Population

With a population of 750 (as at 31 December 2012) Chavannes -des- Bois is one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 73.8 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 9.3 % and 8.0 % in English (as of 2000). The population of Chavannes -des- Bois in 1850 amounted to 58 residents, 1900 to 68 inhabitants. After 1960 ( 44 inhabitants ) continued a rapid increase in population with a Verneunfachung the number of inhabitants within 40 years.

Economy

Chavannes -des- Bois was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Thanks to the fertile soils outweighs the agriculture, also there are nurseries and two indoor riding arenas. More jobs are in the services available. South of the village is the dome of the Observatory of Geneva in the municipality, while the office building located on the territory of neighboring Versoix. In recent decades, Chavannes -des- Bois has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work mainly in Geneva.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares. Access from Versoix or from Chavannes -de- Bogis. A main road leads across the border into the neighboring French Versoix. By Postbus course, which runs from Nyon to Coppet, Chavannes -des- Bois is connected to the public transport network.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1316 under the name of Les Chavannes de Sovernyer 1355 appeared the name Cabane nemorum (derived from the Latin word nemus, nemoris in the importance of forest, woodland ). Chavannes is due to the vulgar Latin word capanna (cottage, small courtyard ). Since the Middle Ages the area around Chavannes -des- Bois belonged to the rule Coppet, which in 1355 sold the lands to the Cistercian abbey Bonmont. The Lords of Grilly also collected taxes in the village.

With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Chavannes -des- Bois came under the administration of the bailiwick of Nyon and 1711 the Bailiwick Bonmont. After the collapse of the ancien régime Chavannes -des- Bois 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. The place does not have its own church, he belongs to the parish Commugny.