Féchy
Look at Féchy -Dessus with church
Féchy is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Féchy is located on 495 m above sea level. M., 10 km west-southwest of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The wine village extends on a small ledge in the middle of vineyards on the southern slopes of the Vaud Cote, in a scenic location around 120 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.
The area of 2.7 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Cote. The communal land extends from the shoreline strips of Lake Geneva northward across the plateau at the foot of the slope and the Côte vineyards up to the height east of Signal de Bougy, on 675 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Féchy is achieved. The area is drained by the river Eau Noire to Lake Geneva. From the municipality surface 1997 21 % came from settlements, 7% of the forest and woody plants, 71 % in agriculture and somewhat less than 1% was unproductive land.
Féchy consists of three parts Féchy -Dessus (original village), Féchy lingerie (at the foot of the slope ) and Les Cassivettes (600 m above sea level. M., a residential area on the slopes of Signal de Bougy ). Féchy lingerie is further divided into the settlements Le Saugey (440 m above sea level. M. ), Marterey (460 m above sea level. M. ) and La Crause (444 m above sea level. M. ), all located at the foot of the slope of the Côte. Neighboring communities of Féchy are Aubonne, Allaman, Perroy and Bougy -Villars.
Population
With 830 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Féchy one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 79.1% of residents are French-speaking, German-speaking 7.0% and 5.7 % portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Féchy amounted in 1850 to 319 residents in 1900 to 330 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 288 to 1970 inhabitants, continued since then with the construction of new quarters a rapid population growth, with a doubling of the population within 30 years. The musician Phil Collins lives in Féchy.
Economy
Féchy was until the mid-20th century, a predominantly coined by farming village. Still plays agriculture as a branch of the population an important role. On the whole slope of the Côte below an altitude of 550 m to 600 m above sea level. M. is operated viticulture to Féchy is mainly known for its white wine. On the farmland on the bottom of a slope dominates agriculture. More jobs are available in the local manufacturing and service sectors. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It is located above the main road 1, which runs from Geneva to Lausanne. The motorway role and Aubonne on the A1 opened in 1964 ( Geneva, Lausanne), which crosses the municipality, approximately 4 miles from both place are removed. Through the course Postbus role - Aubonne Féchy is connected to the public transport network.
History
The territory of Féchy was already inhabited in Roman times, as it was on the road Vy- d'Etra. From the Burgundian grave finds are known. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1188 under the name Fescheio. Other names were Fechie, Feschi ( 1204), Feschie ( 1221 ) and Feschier ( 1467 ). The place name is probably derived from the Roman personal name Fescius.
Féchy shelter since the Middle Ages the Canons of the Great Saint Bernard. Since the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Féchy shared the fortunes of Aubonne 1701 and came to the bailiwick Aubonne. 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 assigned to the District Aubonne.
Attractions
Today's Protestant parish church of Saint- Sulpice was already mentioned in 1188. She learned since then to many changes and was last restored in 2003. The old and compact village of Féchy -Dessus with two rows of houses along a street wine shows characteristic farmhouses dating from the 17th to the 19th century. Because he has kept his original appearance, no new buildings are present in the immediate vicinity and located among the vineyards, he often serves as a classic photo opportunity for a wine-growing village.
Near the mouth of the Eau Noire in Lake Geneva is Villa La Gordanne, a country house in the Greco-Roman style, built in the 19th century. The house with cylindrical floor plan and flat dome has towards the lake a portico with three Ionic columns and pediment on; in the park is an orangery.