Chavannes-près-Renens
Chavannes- près -Renens is a municipality in the district of Ouest lausannois the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Chavannes- près -Renens is located on 415 m above sea level. M., 4.5 km northwest of the capital of the canton Lausanne ( straight line ). The suburban community of Lausanne extends on a plateau between the rivers concern in the West and Mèbre in the east, north of Lake Geneva.
The area of 1.7 km ² large municipality area includes a small section to the west of Lausanne. The western and southern border is the river of sorrow. Current flows in a Talniederung and does below the mouth of the Mèbre the name Chamberonne. In the north, the municipality of soil extends to a natural terrace at the foot of the north slopes adjoining the Lake of Geneva. Below Renens is 422 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Chavannes- près -Renens achieved. From the municipality surface 1997 62 % came from settlements, 8% forest and shrubs, 29% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.
Neighboring communities of Chavannes- près -Renens are Renens, Lausanne, Ecublens and Crissier. The settlement area of Chavannes- près -Renens has grown together seamlessly with those of the surrounding communities.
Population
With 6995 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Chavannes- près -Renens one of the larger municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 73.5 % inhabitants are French-speaking, 6.4 % and 4.6 % Italian- German-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Chavannes- près -Renens grew especially in the first decade of the 20th century strong, but thereafter remained stable for long periods. Since 1950 began a rapid increase in population with a fivefold increase in the number of inhabitants within 40 years. Since 1990, only small variations are recorded.
Economy
Chavannes- près -Renens was up in the first half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Through his vegetable crops, the village became a big name recognition, especially in the interwar period. Today, however, is only one operating in the primary sector operates ( vegetable and flower crops).
First mills are mentioned in the late Middle Ages to the two streams concern and Mèbre. End of the 18th century a paper mill was established. After 1900, settled in the upper part of the village near the railway station of Renens numerous craft and industrial enterprises at. From 1902 to 1971, the company was Poterie modern SA in operation, which took advantage of the clay deposits in Chavannes. Today, the industry is concentrated on the production of grinding machines, industrial diamonds and industrial brushes, but there are companies in the furniture industry and the food industry.
Many other jobs are in the services available. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community, many employed workers working from the in Lausanne.
Education, Culture and Sport
Since the early 1970s, Chavannes- près -Renens developed into an educational, cultural and sports center. In 1972, the Collège de la Concorde, 1977, the Collège de la Planta intercommunal and in 1986 the school and sports center La Plaine was founded. The University of Lausanne is represented by the buildings of the Faculty of Arts since 1977 in Chavannes- près -Renens. There was also from 1912 to 1969, the Swiss school of ceramics. The State Archives was opened in 1985.
Traffic
The community is a very good transport developed. It has good transport links to Lausanne and the A1 motorway. The municipal and residential area but in two divided by 1964 opened western feeder road of Lausanne. By Transports publics de la région Lausannoise ( bus and light rail M1) Chavannes- près -Renens connected to the public transport network.
History
The territory of Chavannes- près -Renens was settled very early, as evidenced by finds from the Bronze Age and Roman period as well as from the early Middle Ages. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1272 under the name Chavanes; 1378 appeared the name Cabanae. The place name derives from the late Latin word capanna (cottage, small courtyard ) from.
Since the Middle Ages Chavannes- près -Renens was in possession of the Lausanne Cathedral Chapter and the lords of Ecublens. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Lausanne. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime Chavannes- près -Renens 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 of Morges. Only since 1966 Chavannes- Epenex forms its own parish, previously it was part of the parish Ecublens.