Crans-près-Céligny
Castle Crans
Crans- près -Céligny is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Crans- près -Céligny is located on 423 m above sea level. M., 4 km southwest of the district town of Nyon (air line). The village is located on a terrace on the west bank of Lake Geneva and across the little valley of the Nant du Pry.
The area of 4.3 km ² large municipality area includes a section on the western shore of Lake Geneva. The communal land extends from the lake westwards over the narrow riparian strips and the terrace of Crans up on the ridge, on the 473 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Crans -près -Céligny is achieved. The southern border is formed by the valley of the Nant du Pry, in the north of the area dates back to the Bois Neuf area was made by the municipality in 1997 on settlements 27%, 14% forest and woody plants and 59% to agriculture.
At Crans- près -Céligny include several single-family homes and villas quarters as well as some individual farms. Neighboring towns of Crans -près -Céligny are Nyon, Eysins and Arnex -sur -Nyon in the canton of Vaud and Céligny in an exclave of the Canton of Geneva.
Population
With 1983 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Crans- près -Céligny belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 75.1 % inhabitants are French-speaking, 10.6 % in English and 7.3 % German-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Crans- près -Céligny amounted in 1850 to 286 residents in 1900 to 350 inhabitants. After 1960 (430 inhabitants ) continued a rapid increase in population with a quadrupling of the number of inhabitants within 40 years.
Economy
Crans- près -Céligny was until the mid-20th century embossed mainly by agriculture village. On the slope below the old village center there is something viticulture, while the fertile soils of the remaining agricultural land for farming and vegetable are suitable. Jobs are in the business and especially in the services available. The community is a sports center with numerous recreational facilities. In recent decades, Crans- près -Céligny has developed thanks to its lovely location on Lake Geneva into a residential community. Most workers are commuters ( 60 %), who work mainly in Nyon and Geneva.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It lies on the main road 1 which runs along the lake to Lausanne from Geneva. On April 14, 1858, the railway line from Morges was taken to Coppet into operation, a station existed but only from 1888th Since December 2004 the station is no longer operated.
History
The discovery of a needle from the Bronze Age, traces of Roman and early medieval graves point to an early settlement of the municipality. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1008 under the name Cranos, probably derived from the Burgundian personal names Grado. Crans- près -Céligny since 1036 was in the possession of the Lausanne Cathedral Chapter and came in 1234 to the Kastlan of Saint- Prex.
With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, Crans- près -Céligny came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Nyon. By Bern, the place was raised in 1542 to rule, who held the high court since 1663. After the collapse of the ancien régime Crans- près -Céligny 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 Nyon.
Attractions
The Castle of Crans was built 1764-67 on the site of a medieval manor house in a beautiful location on the edge of the terrace area. It is one of the most important western Swiss castles of the 18th century and consists of a main wing with two right angles thereto projecting side wings. The first church of Crans -près -Céligny was built around 1500.