Dully
Dully is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Dully lies 420 meters above sea level. M., 7 km north-east of the district main town Nyon ( straight line ). The village street lines extends to a projection on the edge of the plateau, at the foot of the Vaud Cote, bordered by the small valley of Dullive in the west and from Lake Geneva to the east, in a scenic location around 50 m above the lake level.
The area of 1.7 km ² large municipality area includes a small section on the northwest shore of Lake Geneva. The communal land extends from the shore to the northwest over the flat riparian corridors and up the slope to the terrace at the foot of the Côte. Here is 428 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Dully. The western border is the stream of Dullive which opens with a small alluvial fan into the lake; in the north- west the boundary runs along the creek Fossy. From the municipality surface 1997 25 % came from settlements, 17 % of forest and woody plants and 58 % to agriculture.
Dully to include the hamlet of Bourg d' amont (422 m above sea level. M. ) and Saint -Bonnet (424 m above sea level. M. ), both located at the edge of the plateau between the Dullive and Lake Geneva. Neighboring municipalities of Dully are England, Luins, Bursins and Bursinel.
Population
With 550 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) Dully is one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 66.2 % inhabitants are French-speaking, 15.5 % in English and 10.4 % in German (as of 2000). The population of Dully amounted in 1850 to 180 residents in 1900 to 181 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 125 to 1970 inhabitants, put a rapid increase in population with almost a quadrupling of the population within 30 years.
Economy
Dully was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Still plays agriculture as a branch of the population an important role. It focuses on winegrowing on steep slopes below the village, as well as farming. More jobs are in the services available. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work primarily in Nyon.
Traffic
Although the community is located off of larger thoroughfares, but traffic still technically well developed. It can be easily reached from the main road 1, which runs from Geneva along the lake to Lausanne. By Postbus course, which runs from England to roll, the village is connected to the public transport network.
History
On the lake shore at Dully remains of a lake-dwelling were discovered from the Neolithic period. Testimonies of later colonization are a Roman milestone and graves from the early Middle Ages. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1238 under the name Delui. In the 13th century the names Dekuz and Diluth, then Dullict and Dulicium and 1867 Dullit published.
In the Middle Ages Dully seat of the noble family of Dullit, the vassals of the lords of Prangins were. Later, the owner of Dully changed hands several times. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the bailiwick of Morges. After the collapse of the ancien régime Dully 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 role.
Attractions
The Castle of Dully, which dates back to the 15th century, was rebuilt in 1884 and renovated in the style of historicism. The municipal area of Dully there are other mansions and villas.