Corcelles-le-Jorat
Corcelles -le- Jorat
Corcelles -le- Jorat is a municipality in the district Broye Vully the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Corcelles -le- Jorat is located on 786 m above sea level. Level, 28 km southwest of the district town Payerne ( straight line ). The scattered village extends in a hollow of the village stream Ruisseau de Corcelles, on the eastern slopes of the plateau of the Jorat, in the Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 7.9 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Molassehöhen between the Jorat and the upper reaches of the Broye. The area is traversed by two runs almost parallel to the northeast source streams, which unite below the village to the Ruisseau de Corcelles. To the west of the municipality of soil extends up the slope to the extensive wooded heights of the Jorat, including Esserts Clopets (919 m above sea level. M. ), Bois and Bois Faucon Vuacoz ( 927 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Corcelles -le- jorat ). On the west, the area extends to the brook Corbassière, the source stream of the Mentue. In the south the area is bounded by the creek Cerjuz. From the municipality surface 1997 accounted for 5% on settlements, 42 % of forest and shrubs and 53% to agriculture.
To Corcelles -le- Jorat include Hofsiedlungen Riau Graubon ( 861 m above sea level. M. ) Les Chenes ( 885 m above sea level. M. ) and Chez les Porchet ( 835 m above sea level. M. ), all on the eastern slopes of the Jorat, as well as numerous individual farms. Neighboring communities of Corcelles -le- Jorat are Ropraz, Montpreveyres, Froideville, Jorat Menthue and Hermenches.
Population
With 427 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Corcelles -le- Jorat one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 92.0% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 4.1 % and 1.7 % in English (as of 2000). The population of Corcelles -le- Jorat amounted in 1850 to 572 residents in 1900 to 535 inhabitants. Thereafter, by strong emigration to 1980 recorded a decrease to 353 inhabitants; Since then, the population rose slightly again.
Economy
Corcelles -le- Jorat was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the crop and livestock farming have an important place in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. Corcelles -le- Jorat is the site of a mill and collection center for cattle feed. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Lausanne and in Moudon.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via normal, although it is located away from larger thoroughfares. It has a good connection to the main road 1 (Lausanne -Bern ). Through the bus line 62, the Transports publics de la région Lausannoise that runs from Lausanne to Moudon, the village is connected to the public transport network. In addition, there is a line of Corcelles -le- Jorat after Ropraz.
History
Finds of coins and urns from the 1st and 2nd centuries AD evidence of early settlement of the municipality of Corcelles -le- Jorat. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1140 under the name Corceleys. Later, the names Corselles près le Jorat ( in the 17th and 18th centuries ), Corselles és JURATS ( 1772), Corselles le Jurat (1776 ) published; only since 1803, the present name has been handed down. The place name derives from the Latin word Corticella ( small yard ).
The area around Corcelles -le- Jorat was probably made by the monks of the abbey skin - Cret arable. The Bishop of Lausanne gave the village in the 12th century to an aristocratic family fief, the de Corcelles called himself. In the following period there have been numerous changes of ownership. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the bailiwick Moudon. After the collapse of the ancien régime Corcelles -le- Jorat 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.
Attractions
A first chapel, which was dedicated to St. John the Baptist was built in 1484. A new church was built in 1725 at a different location and has since been modified and extended several times. An originating from the 17th century castle was rebuilt in 1769-71. In the 19th century, the Château des Jaunins was built.