Croy, Switzerland

Aerial view of Croy

Croy is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Croy is on 642 m above sea level. M., 5 km south-west of Orbe and 16 km southwest of the district capital Yverdon- les- Bains ( straight line ). The picturesque little town is only just a kilometer away from Romainmôtier, which is world famous for its abbey church. The scattered village extends in a valley widening of Nozon the Jura foothills.

The area of ​​4.5 km ² large municipality territory, which includes a section at the foot of the Jura. The south-western part of the municipality is crossed by Nozon which forms a 500 m wide Talniederung at Croy. Approximately 1 km south of the village begins below the waterfall Cascade du Dard a narrow canyon -like valley, on the west by the Forest Heights Gottettes (highest with 725 m above sea level. M. point of Croy ) and Bec à l' Aigle ( 629 m above sea level. M. ), to the east by Grand Chaney (656 m above sea level. M. ) is accompanied. To the east of the municipality of soil over the hill back of Chaney extends to gradually against the Orbeebene abdachende foot of the Jura plateau. A small exclave of the municipality lies south of the village on the wooded slopes of the Jura. From the municipality surface 1997 accounted for 5% on settlements, 48 % of forest and shrubs and 47% to agriculture.

At Croy include some individual farms. The neighboring towns of Croy are in the west and northwest Romainmôtier -Envy, northeast Bofflens, in the southeast Arnex -sur -Orbe and south La Sarraz. The exclave to the southwest of the community also borders to the west, north and east Romainmôtier -Envy and on the south by Moiry and Ferreyres.

Population

With 316 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Croy is one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 94.4 % inhabitants are French-speaking, 1.9 % and 1.5 % Italian- portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Croy amounted in 1850 to 268 residents in 1910 to 279 inhabitants. Thereafter, the population fluctuated throughout the 20th century between 240 and 270 only in recent years an increasing trend has been observed.

Economy

Croy was to the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture village. Even today, the farming and fruit growing have an important role in the economic structure of the population.

Due to the water power of the Nozon mills, saws and iron hammers were driven since the 16th century. In the quarry of Chaney Jurassic limestone was mined for the manufacture of fountain troughs in the 19th century. Today, there are some jobs in the local small businesses and service sectors. Croy is the seat of the Grands Moulins de Croy. In Croy is the famous restaurant " Le Gaulois " excellent, but not quite cheaper kitchen. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work primarily in the area Orbe and Yverdon- les- Bains.

Traffic

The community is easily accessible via. It lies at the intersection of the road from Orbe to Romainmôtier and the main road 9 from Lausanne to Vallorbe. On 1 July 1870, the railway line was Cossonay - Vallorbe put into operation. On Croy - Romainmôtier station, which still has a station buffet, keep hourly trains direction Vallorbe or Lausanne. For the dispersion in public transport Postbus courses provide to L' Isle, via Romainmôtier by Vaulion and to Orbe.

History

The territory of Croy was inhabited very early. In Bellaires forest west of the Nozontals remains were found of iron-melting furnace from the Roman and the early Middle Ages. It was not until 1498 's the place was first mentioned already under the present name. The village name comes from the old French word for croy cross.

Since the Middle Ages Croy belonged to the monastery Romainmôtier. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village was part of the Kastlanei and bailiwick Romainmôtier. After the collapse of the ancien régime Croy 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

Croy possessed formerly a small chapel, which was destroyed in 1536. The village belonged to the parish always Romainmôtier. It has a village wood furnace in which at certain times all residents can bring dough ready to bake. In the center some lovely farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved.

A natural attraction is the waterfall Cascade du Dard of Nozon. It lies on the path that leads along the Nozon of Croy to Romainmôtier.