Crissier

Hôtel de Ville (City Hall)

Crissier is a municipality in the district of Ouest lausannois the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Crissier is located on 467 m above sea level. M., 5.5 km northwest of the capital of the canton Lausanne ( straight line ). The suburban community of Lausanne extends to an inclined south-west slope between the valleys of concern in the West and the Mèbre in the east, in the Vaud Mittelland, north of Lake Geneva.

The area of ​​5.5 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Mittelland. The communal land extends on the slopes of Crissier, which is bounded on the west by the valley section of concern, to the east by that of Mèbre. To the north, the area extends to the adjacent plateau of Gros de Vaud. The highest point of Crissier is 585 m above sea level. M. reached in the forest of Plamont. From the municipality surface 1997 44% were in settlements, 27 % of forest and woody plants and 29% to agriculture.

To Crissier include new residential neighborhoods and an extensive commercial and industrial zone along the highway. Neighboring communities of Crissier are Ecublens, Bussigny- pres-Lausanne, Villars -Sainte- Croix, Mex, Sullens, Cheseaux -sur -Lausanne, Prilly, Renens and an exclave of Lausanne.

Population

With 7318 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Crissier belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 76.0 % inhabitants are French-speaking, 5.4 % and 5.0 % Italian- portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Crissier increased since 1850 continuously, with the highest growth rates were recorded between 1950 and 1970. After a temporary period of stagnation during the 1970s took place since 1980, a return to strong growth of the population. Today, the settlement area of Crissier is completely grown together with those of Ecublens, Renens and Bussigny -pres-Lausanne.

Economy

Crissier was until the end of the 19th century mainly by agriculture embossed village. At that time, large parts of the hill were covered with vines. Today the wine is almost completely gone, and even agriculture has hardly any significance in the occupational structure of the population.

Since the 17th century, the water power of the Mèbre was used by two mills. End of the 19th century, the village stretched down the slope in the direction of the station of Renens, and the first industrial enterprises preconceived foot in Crissier. This included mainly the production of cigarette filters and papers ( Baumgartner SA, since 1912). This led to the creation of several workers' housing estates on the outskirts.

As a result of the excellent transport infrastructure after the construction of the A1 motorway, a major commercial and industrial zone developed on the hillside below the old village center. Here many companies set up operations. Important industries are mechanical engineering, the food industry, the manufacture of electronic measuring instruments, precision engineering and the furniture industry. In Crissier there are shopping centers, including since 2001 the co-op Léman Centre. Today there are around 600 companies who are established in the community.

Crissier has an auditorium (since 1969), a community center (since 1979) and a sports center ( since 1990).

Traffic

The community is a very good transport developed. It lies on the main road 9 from Lausanne to Vallorbe. The motorway connection Lausanne- Crissier off the A1 ( Geneva -Lausanne -Yverdon ) between the branches Ecublens (western city terminal of Lausanne) and Villars -Sainte -Croix (A9, Lausanne -Sion ) is about 1 km from the center.

By bus lines 32 ( Renens -Mex ) and 37 ( Prilly Crissier ) of the Transports publics de la région Lausannoise Crissier is connected to the public transport network.

History

Crissier can look back on a very long urban tradition. In the area around Châtelard above the valley of concern was 3000-1800 BC a settlement. Even during the Roman times the municipal area was settled, the remains of a Roman villa and foundations of another building at Timonet were found.

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1190 under the name Crissiacum 1219 appeared the name Crissie. The place name comes from the Latin personal name Criscius. In the Middle Ages Crissier belonged to the cathedral chapter of Lausanne. After several changes of ownership, it was a separate dominion in 1595, which was acquired in 1732 by Lausanne.

With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Crissier came under the administration of the bailiwick of Lausanne. 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 initially assigned to the district of Morges, in 1803 it came to the district of Lausanne.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint- Saturnin, mentioned in 1228, was rebuilt in 1598. The Castle of Crissier, which was built in the 17th century and enlarged in 1887, is now owned by the municipality. Some farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the town center.

Sons and daughters of the town

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