Corcelles-sur-Chavornay
Church of Corcelles -sur- Chavornay
Corcelles -sur- Chavornay is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Corcelles -sur- Chavornay is located on 558 m above sea level. M., 6 km east-southeast of Orbe and 9 km south-southwest of the district capital Yverdon- les- Bains ( straight line ). The scattered village stretches along a sloping gently to the west slope above Chavornay, about 100 m above the Orbeebene, in the Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 5.5 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Mittelland. The western part of the municipality comprises the open slope of Corcelles -sur- Chavornay with the headwaters of the Ruisseau de Sadaz. In the north of Bach Ruisseau des Combes is partially the border. To the east of the municipality of soil covers the broad wooded ridge between the Orbeebene and the valley of the upper Buron. The ridge forms a northern extension of the high plateau of Gros de Vaud. A small corner of the area reaches to the other side of the stream of Buron. In the forest area Bois Désert is 620 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Corcelles -sur- Chavornay achieved. From the municipality surface 1997 accounted for 5% on settlements, 30 % of forest and shrubs and 65 % to agriculture.
To Corcelles -sur- Chavornay include some individual farms. The neighboring communities of Corcelles -sur- Chavornay Chavornay are in the West, in the north Suchy, in the northeast Essertines -sur -Yverdon, in the southeast and south Vuarrens Penthéréaz.
Population
With 342 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Corcelles -sur- Chavornay one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 92.8 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 4.9 % and 1.0 % Spanish speaking (as of 2000). The population of Corcelles -sur- Chavornay amounted in 1850 to 336 residents in 1900 to 307 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 233 to 1970 inhabitants, an increasing trend was observed again since then.
Economy
Corcelles -sur- Chavornay was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the farming and fruit growing have an important role in the economic structure of the population. On a south-facing slope below the village there is a small wine region.
Since the 18th century was located on the ridge west of the Burontals a brickyard, which until 1909 in operation. From the mid-19th century to 1900 clocks were manufactured in cottage industries in Corcelles -sur- Chavornay. Today, there are outside the primary sector only relatively few jobs in the local small businesses and service sectors. In Pré Carré is since 1924 a recovery clinic. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the area of Yverdon- les- Bains and Lausanne area.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It is located on a link road from Chavornay after Vuarrens; also exist with other neighboring villages good connections. The motorway connection Chavornay at the 1981 opened A1 (Lausanne -Yverdon ) is just 2 km from the center. By Postbus course, which runs from Chavornay to Echallens, Corcelles -sur- Chavornay is connected to the public transport network.
History
The first documentary mention of the place was already in the year 885 under the name Corceles. Later, the names Corzales ( 1228 ) published, Courcelle ( 1397 ) and Courselles ( 1433 ). The place name derives from the Latin word Corticella ( small yard ).
Corcelles -sur- Chavornay belonged in the Middle Ages of the Kingdom of Upper Burgundy. Since the 12th century it was under the rule Bavois and therefore slid after 1263 in the sphere of influence of Savoy. As part of an estate settlement broke the village of Bavois 1520 and formed henceforth own little rule.
With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Corcelles -sur- Chavornay came under the administration of the bailiwick of Yverdon. 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 was assigned to the district of Orbe.
Attractions
The present building mentioned in the 13th century parish church was built in 1754. The castle with a central tower dates from the 17th century. It was from 1884 to 1963 a convalescent home, today rental apartments are housed in it. In the center some characteristic farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved.