Chevilly, Switzerland

Chevilly VD

Chevilly ( [ ʃəviji ], Provençal in the local dialect [(a) ʦəvəji ] or [( a) ʦəvəʎi ] ) is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Chevilly is located at 575 m above sea level. Level, 15 km north of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The scattered village stretches along a sloping hillside to the east, across the valley of the Veyron, in the Vaud Mittelland.

The area of ​​3.9 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the gently undulating Vaud Mittelland. The area is bordered by the river Venoge the east by the Veyron, in the northwest. While the Veyron valley is relatively wide, flows the Venoge in a narrow, sunken into the foot of the Jura plateau valley. On the plateau between the two valleys is on the corridor En Suit 625 m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of Chevilly. To the south extends the church floor to Gebre, a side stream of the Veyron. From the municipality surface 1997 6 % came from settlements, 19 % of forest and woody plants and 75 % to agriculture.

At Chevilly include some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Chevilly are La Chaux ( Cossonay ), Moiry, Ferreyres, La Sarraz and Dizy.

Population

With 250 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) Chevilly one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 91.5 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 3.8 % and 1.0 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Chevilly amounted in 1850 to 295 residents in 1900 to 221 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 1970 to 120 people, a significant population increase was observed again since then.

Economy

Chevilly still lives by agriculture, mainly of crops, livestock and dairy farming. Outside the primary sector, there are few jobs in the village. One option mentioned in the 16th century mill on the Veyron was in operation until 1952. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in La Sarraz and in the Lausanne area.

Traffic

Although the community is located off of larger thoroughfares, yet is within easy reach of La Sarraz and Cossonay. Chevilly is not connected to the network of public transport. The nearest train stations are located in La Sarraz and Cossonay.

History

The first written mention of the village took place only in 1540 under the name Chivillier. The place name probably goes back to a Roman named Cavilius. Chevilly belonged since the Middle Ages to rule La Sarraz. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the Bailiwick Romainmôtier. After the collapse of the ancien régime Chevilly 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 Cossonay.

Attractions

The Reformed Church of Chevilly dates from the 18th century and was restored in 1898. A monument commemorates the painter Charles Gabriel Gleyre, who was born here.

Personalities

• Charles Gleyre