Étoy, Switzerland

Etoy

Etoy ( [ ɛtwa ], Provençal in the local dialect [(a) ɛtja ː s ] ) is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Etoy is located on 454 m above sea level. M., 7 km west-southwest of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The village stretches along the slightly inclined slope on the north to the south of Lake Geneva, to the east of the valley of the Aubonne, a scenic location about 80 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.

The area of ​​4.9 km ² large municipality area includes a section north of Lake Geneva. The communal land extends northward to the gently sloping hillside to below the hill Châtelard where 495 m above sea level. Terrain from the terrace at Buchillon M. the highest point of Etoy is achieved. The western boundary is formed by the winding course of Aubonne, in the east the area extends to the edge of the Boirontals. From the municipal area in 1997, 22 % came from settlements, 6% of the forest and woody plants, 71 % in agriculture and somewhat less than 1% was unproductive land.

To Etoy include the hamlet of La Romanèche above the village, the settlement En Folliard east of Aubonnetals and the commercial and industrial zone along the main road Nyon ( 467 m asl. ) ( 423 m asl. ) - Morges. Neighboring communities of Etoy are Lavigny, Villars -sous -Yens, Saint- Prex, Buchillon, Allaman and Aubonne.

Population

With 2838 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Etoy belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 85.2 % inhabitants are French-speaking, 5.2 % and 4.1 % portugiesischsprachig in German (as of 2000). The population of Etoy amounted in 1850 to 474 residents in 1900 to 663 inhabitants. Since 1980 (891 inhabitants), a rapid population increase was recorded with almost a tripling of the population within 20 years.

Economy

Etoy was up in the mid-20th century, a predominantly coined by farming village. Even today, the agriculture and viticulture have some significance in the occupational structure of the population. Within the village there are a number of major wine regions, besides also the fruit-growing plays a role.

Since the 1970s, was on the main road along Lake Geneva an extensive industrial and commercial district, which offers numerous jobs. It includes several warehouses, a branch of the furniture business Pfister and numerous smaller companies. In the other is in the nursing home Etoy L' Espérance 1872 for mentally disabled persons. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Morges and Lausanne.

Traffic

The community is easily accessible via normal, although it is located away from larger thoroughfares. It has road connections with Buchillon, Saint- Prex and Lavigny. The highway connection to the Aubonne opened in 1964 A1 ( Geneva -Lausanne ), which crosses the municipality, is approximately 3 km from the resort.

The stop at the Etoy opened on April 14, 1858 Section from Morges to Coppet of the railway line Lausanne- Geneva is located just on the border of the municipality. By Postbus course, which runs from Etoy gare via Buchillon and Etoy after Aubonne, the village is connected to the network of public transport.

History

Finds from the Neolithic period, the La Tène period and the foundations of a Roman villa are evidence of a very early settlement of the municipality. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1145 under the name Stuie. Later published numerous other spellings: Estui ( 1167 ), Stoy ( 1177 ), Estue ( 1215), Estuve ( 1228 ), Estuy ( 1269 ), Estuez ( 1349 ), Stuez ( 1379 ) and Estuey ( 1430).

The 1145 mentioned priory of Saint-Nicolas Etoy and belonged to the Canons of the Great Saint Bernard, but was under the direct supervision of the Lords of Aubonne. Since the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Etoy shared the fortunes of Aubonne. The priory was then secularized and the land of the priory was converted into the rule Etoy that came through the purchase of Bern in 1772. With the creation of the Bailiwick Aubonne in 1701 the village was allotted to that. After the collapse of the ancien régime Etoy 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 allocated to the District Aubonne, 1803 it came to the district of Morges.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Nicolas comes to important parts of the 13th century, but they learned during the Reformation, a transformation. The massive front tower was once used as a defensive tower. Inside the church there is a triumphal arch built in the 12th century. Of the original Prioratsgebäuden no more residues are visible. At the site of the Priory, a castle was built in the 16th century, its present appearance dates from the 18th century. Southwest of the church is an important, built in the 17th and 18th century manor house with three-story loggias. In the center some characteristic agricultural and wine farmhouses dating from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved. Also the compact hamlet of La Romanèche has preserved its townscape.