Froideville, Switzerland
Froideville
Froideville is a municipality in the district of Gros- de -Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Froideville is on 819 m above sea level. M., 6 km southeast of Echallens and 9 km north- northeast of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The village is located on a plateau on the Nordwestabdachung Jorat, in the Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 7.1 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the higher Vaud Mittelland. The northwestern part of the municipality is occupied by the open plateau in the vicinity of the village, at the height of 844 m above sea Epinettes. M. culminates. This plateau is limited talent on the south by the valley of the river. To the southeast, the communal land extending into the vast forest area of Jorat where the talent as well as in the northern section of the headwaters of the Mentue ( Ruisseau de la horses and Corbassière ) arise. The highest elevation of 907 m above sea Froideville is. M. reached in the forest of Jorat. From the municipality surface 1997 10 % came from settlements, 51 % of forest and woody plants and 39% to agriculture.
To Froideville include former hamlet Rossy (810 m above sea level. M. ), which is now extended to new quarters, several more new housing estates and some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Froideville are Lausanne, Bottens, Poliez -Pittet, Jorat Menthue, Corcelles -le- Jorat and Montpreveyres.
Population
With 1989 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Froideville belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 91.3 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 5.3 % and 0.9 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Froideville amounted in 1850 to 454 residents in 1900 to 360 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 1960 to 266 people, a rapid population increase was recorded with a fivefold increase in population within 40 years.
Economy
Froideville was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by agriculture village. Today, the livestock and agriculture have only a minor role in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small businesses and in the service provided. With the growth of the population since the 1970s, and numerous smaller companies set up operations in the city. In recent decades, the village has developed due to its proximity to Lausanne into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Lausanne area.
Traffic
The community is located off the major thoroughfares, but has good connections in the direction of Lausanne. Froideville is connected through the bus line 60 (Lausanne Froideville ) of the Transports publics de la région Lausannoise to the network of public transport. A coach line travels from Froideville after Thierrens.
History
Records for the first mention of the place in 1284 under the name Frigida Villa ( from the Latin word frigidus in the definition of cool, cold ); 1502 appeared the name Freydevilla. The area around Froideville was reclaimed in the 13th century by monks of the monastery Montheron. Over time, settled here laity, servants and peasants who were the monastery to 1455 taxable.
With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Froideville came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Lausanne. 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 Echallens. 1803, the former monastery Montheron and the surrounding houses were incorporated to Froideville 1813 separated again and slammed the city of Lausanne.
Attractions
Since 1985 Froideville has an ecumenical center. In the forest of Jorat is located at the meeting of the boundaries of the three districts Lausanne, Echallens and Oron in 1536 the monumental landmark Borne des trois Jorats; the original was replaced in 1928.