Gilly

Gilly ( [ ʒiji ], in the local Provençal dialect [ ʒiʎi ː ] ) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Gilly is at 484 m above sea level. Level, 10 km north- northeast of the district main town Nyon ( straight line ). The wine village extends slightly increased at the lower southern slopes of the Vaud Cote, in a scenic location around 100 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.

The area of 7.8 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Cote. The communal land extends from the shoreline strips of Lake Geneva to the north on the plateau at the foot of the Vaud Cote. This is followed by the steep slopes of the Côte adjoined on both sides of the river Flon de Vincy. In the plateau above the valley of the Côte de Flon Vincy is deepened. The highest point of Gilly is 895 m above sea level. M. reached on a hill in Le Saugey. The western border is the Bach Merdasson, who also dug into its headwaters by erosion over time a deep valley, which, of which the eastern side of the valley heard Combe de Bursins to Gilly. From the municipality surface 1997 9 % came from settlements, 35 % of forest and woody plants and 56% to agriculture.

At Gilly the hamlet belong Vincy (534 m above sea level. M. ) on the slopes of the Côte west of the river Flon de Vincy and numerous wineries and individual farms. Neighboring communities of Gilly Bursinel, Bursins, Burtigny, Essertines -sur-Rolle, Rolle and roll.

Population

With 981 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Gilly is one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 83.1 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 6.1 % and 3.9 % in English (as of 2000). The Population of Gilly amounted in 1850 to 622 residents in 1900 to 646 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 507 to 1960 inhabitants, an increasing trend was observed again since then.

Economy

Gilly was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly 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. On the plateau at the foot of the slope prevail in the fertile soil farming and fruit growing. More jobs are in industry and especially in the services available. The municipal area is the eastern part of the facilities of the service station La Cote at the A1 motorway ( Geneva, Lausanne). In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers working abroad and commute in some cases up to the cities of Lausanne and Geneva.

Traffic

The community is easily accessible via. It is located just above the main road that leads from Nyon along the slopes of the Côte after Aubonne. By Postbus course, which runs from England to roll, Gilly is connected to the public transport network. On April 14, 1858 of section from Morges to Coppet of the railway line Lausanne- Geneva was put into operation. The station Gilly- Bursinel located just outside the municipal area.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1179 under the name Jusliaco 1228 appeared the name Gillie. The place name is probably due to the Gallo-Roman personal name Gillius. The municipal area had the monastery Romainmôtier rich land in the Middle Ages. Gilly was under since the 14th century in succession the lords of role of Vincy and of Mont- le -Grand.

With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, Gilly came under the administration of the bailiwick of Morges, where it possessed its own Court. 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 role.

Attractions

Since the 13th century church of Gilly is mentioned. The present parish church was rebuilt in 1883 just outside of town.
The Castle of Vincy dates in its present form from 1724, in 1793 it was remodeled in the style of classicism. It stands on the site of a medieval castle, which was destroyed in 1530 by the Confederates. The two low wings flanked Castle was residence of Voltaire and Lamartine.
West of the town stands the castle of Saint- Vincent, in the 19th century belonged to the Hanseatic minister resident in Paris Vincent Rumpff.
In the ancient village of Gilly numerous characteristic wine farmhouses dating from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved.

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