Fontanezier

Fontanezier was a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2011, the municipality Fontanezier merged with Romairon, Vaugondry and Villars -Burquin the new community Tévenon.

Geography

Fontanezier is located on 835 m above sea level. M., 8 km north of the district capital Yverdon- les- Bains ( straight line ). The farming village extends on the southern slopes of the Jura, in a scenic location around 400 m above the lake level of Lake Neuchâtel.

The area of ​​3.7 km ² large former municipal area includes a section on the upper slope of the chain of Mont Aubert. The communal land ranges from clearing the island of Fontanezier northward over the steep slope to the height of La Côte Le Crosat. These forms, with 1,365 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Fontanezier and represents the western continuation of the Montaubert dar. with a narrow tip, the area extends north of this level in the depression in La Roguine. In this area there is an extensive Jura mountain meadows with the typical tall spruce trees that are either individually or in groups. From the municipality surface 1997 2 % came from settlements, 49 % of forest and shrubs, 48% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.

The municipality Fontanezier included some isolated farms of the Jura heights. Neighboring communities of Fontanezier were Tévenon, Provence and Bonvillars.

Population

With 58 inhabitants ( 31 December 2010) Fontanezier was one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 88.6% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking and 10.0 % 1.4 % speak Portuguese (as of 2000). The population of Fontanezier amounted in 1850 to 159 inhabitants, after which they declined due to emigration to 1900 to 108 inhabitants. Since then, a further drop by about a third was recorded.

Economy

Fontanezier still lives by agriculture, although there are some farming near the village, while in other areas livestock and dairy farming predominate. Outside the primary sector are no other jobs available in town, which is why some persons in employment working abroad.

Traffic

Fontanezier is far away from the major thoroughfares. The place can be reached by roads go from either Champagne or Bonvillars. By Postbus course, which runs from Yverdon Mauborget, Fontanezier is connected to the public transport network.

History

The municipality was relatively late cleared and brought under cultivation. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1403 under the name Fontanisy. The name dates back to the late Latin fontana [ aqua ] ( well, spring ), because there are several small springs in the area of the village. Fontanezier belonged in the Middle Ages to the rule Grandson. After 1476 Grandson was a bailiff under the general rule of Bern and Fribourg. After the collapse of the ancien régime Fontanezier 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. The place does not have its own church, he belongs to the parish Villars -Burquin.

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