Forel, Vaud
Church of Forel ( Lavaux)
Forel ( Lavaux) is a municipality in the district of Lavaux -Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Forel (Lavaux ) lies at 716 m above sea level. M., 11 km east of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The scattered settlement community extends to the south-east adjoining the Jorat plateau, north of the Lake Geneva basin, in the Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 18.5 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Molassehöhen Jorat. Almost the entire area is drained by the Grenet and its headwaters to the northeast to Broye. The central part is the 690 m above sea level. M. -lying level at Le Plane on which the streams Neirigue and Mortigue (from the south ) and the incoming from the Jorat Grenet ( from the north ) flow together. East of this level of Grenet turns to the northeast, where it forms the eastern boundary of Forel ( Lavaux). To the north of the municipality floor extends into the vast forest area Bois du Grand Jorat (up to 884 m above sea level. M. ), which arises from the Carrouge. In the northeast, and the slightly in relief area of Petit Jorat (up to 730 m above sea level. M. ) is one of Forel ( Lavaux). In the west the gently sloping hillside of Savigny is the limit. To the south, the municipal area extends to the wooded heights of Mont de Gourze, on 925 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Forel ( Lavaux) is achieved. About this height the watershed between the basins of the Rhone and Rhine runs. From the municipality surface 1997 7 % was attributable to settlements, 28 % of forest and shrubs, 64% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.
The scattered settlement municipality consists of the actual center Cornes de Cerf (716 m above sea level. M. ) and numerous hamlets and settlements, including Le Pigeon ( 684 m above sea level. M. ) Le Plane ( 691 m above sea level. M. ) Le Grenet ( 750 m above sea level. M. ) Les Chesaudes (724 m above sea level. M., a single family home neighborhood ) and La Tuilière (722 m above sea level. M. ), all located on the plateau of southeastern Jorat, as well as many individual farms. Neighboring communities of Forel ( Lavaux) are Puidoux, Bourg -en -Lavaux, Savigny, Servion, Essertes and Oron.
Population
With 2023 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Forel (Lavaux ) is a medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 92.2 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 3.3 % and 1.4 % portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Forel ( Lavaux) amounted in 1850 to 1029 inhabitants, 1900 to 1053 inhabitants. Thereafter, through constant migration to 1960 recorded a decrease to 833 inhabitants; Since then, the population rose again sharply and doubled within 40 years. Especially during the 1980s, strong growth was registered.
Economy
Forel ( Lavaux) was up in the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the agriculture, dairy farming and animal husbandry, and forestry have an important place in the economic structure of the population. All three sectors of the economy can currently represent around 33 % of the workforce in coming.
Since the 1970s, an industrial park was created in the range of Le Pigeon. There, companies in the construction sector and information technology have established; and there are also a company that manufactures kitchen appliances. Through the construction of numerous single-family homes in the past few decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Lausanne and in the Vevey-Montreux region.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It lies on the main road from Moudon to Vevey, here from the road Lausanne - is crossed Oron- la -Ville. The nearest motorway connections to the A9 opened in 1974 (Lausanne -Sion ), are Belmont ( in the southwest ) and Chexbres ( in the south), each approximately 6 km from the village. Through the bus line 65, the Transports publics de la région Lausannoise that runs from Lausanne to Servion, is connected to the public transport network Forel ( Lavaux).
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1274 under the name of Fores; since 1300 the present name has been handed down. The place name comes from the late Latin forestum back, it means forest and was usually reserved in the Middle Ages as a hunting ground for noble families. Also located outside a closed resort hamlets and farms were called in Old French forest.
The once densely forested area of Forel ( Lavaux) was cleared in the 12th century by the monks of the Cistercian abbey skin - Cret and reclaimed. In the following years the area between the Counts of Savoy and the Bishop of Lausanne was disputed until the latter Forel in 1300 brought by purchase in itself.
With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Lausanne. After the collapse of the ancien régime Forel ( Lavaux) 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 Lavaux. Forel belonged until 1824 to the parish of Villette and was also called Les Monts de Villette. With the separation of Villette Forel ( Lavaux) became an independent municipality with the community center in Cornes de Cerf.
Attractions
The Church in Cornes de Cerf was built in 1869 and still belongs to the parish of Savigny. A beautiful panoramic view of the Lake Geneva area, the Alps and the Jura offers from the observation tower Tour de Gourze on the 925 m high Mont de Gourze.