Lavey-Morcles
Lavey -Morcles
Lavey -Morcles is a municipality in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. His notoriety attained the place by a sulfur source, which is used to operate a thermal bath.
Geography
Lavey -Morcles located 12 km south-southeast of the district main town Aigle ( straight line ). The village Lavey -Village extends to 444 m above sea level. M. in a padded from the mountain stream alluvial Le Courset trough east of the Rhone, opposite Saint- Maurice, between the mountain range of the Dents du Midi in the west and Dent de Morcles in the east.
The area of 14.2 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Alps. The western boundary is the Rhône. Adjoining to the east a narrow valley at, from the rise the steep rocky and partly wooded slopes of the Dent de Morcles. This 2500 m high western slopes of the Dent de Morcles is divided by three V-shaped valleys: the south (border against the Valais) the Hangrunse Torrent Sec, north of which the valley of the Avançon ( de Morcles ) and the northern boundary forming the Courset, the south foot of the slope the hill area of Chiètres has accumulated a large amount of alluvial material over time. Above the tree line, here at around 1800 to 2000 m, there are steep alpine meadows. In the East the municipal boundary runs along the ridge of the Croix de Javerne ( 2'097 m above sea level. M. ) and Pointe des Martinet ( 2'638 m above sea level. M. ) and reached on the rocky summit of the Petite Dent de Morcles with 2'929 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Lavey -Morcles. From the municipality surface 1997 accounted for 5% on settlements, 62 % of forest and shrubs, 19% to agriculture and slightly less than 14% was unproductive land.
Lavey -Morcles consists of the districts Lavey -Village ( 444 m above sea level. M. ), Lavey- les- Bains ( 415 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley east of the Rhone River and the mountain village Morcles ( 1,160 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern slope of the Vorberges L' Aiguille in the valley of Avançon. In addition, include the hamlet Eslex (511 m above sea level. M. ) on a narrow terrace area at the foot of the slope of the Dent de Morcles, the military installations Savatan (700 m above sea level. M. ) and Dailly ( 1,250 m above sea level. M. ) on a slope the Aiguille as well as some individual farms and the Alps to Lavey Free subscription. Neighboring communities of Lavey -Morcles are Bex in Canton Vaud and Saint- Maurice and Collonges in the canton of Valais.
Population
With 860 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Lavey -Morcles one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 89.0% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 5.4 % and 2.3 % speak Serbo-Croatian (as of 2000). The population of Lavey -Morcles amounted in 1850 to 319 residents in 1900 to 789 inhabitants. Throughout the 20th century, the population fluctuated 730-860 inhabitants.
Economy
Lavey -Morcles was up to the beginning of the 20th century mainly by agriculture embossed village. Even today, the agriculture and viticulture something in the deep layers and the dairy farming and animal husbandry in the highlands have a certain role in the occupational structure of the population. More jobs are available in the local small businesses and especially in the service sector. Built in 1888 electricity plant is owned by the city of Lausanne. 1891, the military fortifications Savatan and Dailly were built on the strategically easy to be controlled constriction of the Rhone Valley. The army is still one of the major employers in Lavey -Morcles. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger communities of the Rhone Valley.
Tourism
In 1831, the hot sulfur springs of Lavey were discovered by accident. The two sources promote sulfur-containing water at a temperature of 62-69 ° C and a bed of 400 to 600 liters per minute from a depth of approximately 200 to 600 m to light. By using the sources was Lavey- les- Bains is a spa. Today it is a modern thermal bath ( with outdoor pool) and health center.
Traffic
The community is located off the major thoroughfares, yet is within easy reach of Saint- Maurice. The nearest motorway junction with the A9 (Lausanne -Sion ) is approximately 3 km from the center. Lavey -Village and Lavey- les- Bains are connected by a postal car course with Saint- Maurice and thus connected to the network of public transport.
History
The first mention of Lavey took place in 1016 under the name A Laver; 1180 appeared the name Lavetum. The place name is derived from the Latin word lavare ( wash ). Even the name Morcles is handed down for 1043.
The areas of Lavey and Morcles belonged since the 11th century the Abbey of Saint -Maurice. With the conquest of domination Aigle by Bern in 1476 Lavey Morcles and came under the administration of the government of Aigle. While Morcles was always dependent on Bex, Lavey belonged only to 1564 for Kastlanei Bex and formed after its own castle bailiwick. After the collapse of the ancien régime and Lavey Morcles 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, the villages were allocated to the District Aigle.
Against the wishes of the inhabitants of remote mountain village Morcles that counted 68 inhabitants in 1850, the merger was completed with the new municipality Lavey Lavey -Morcles in 1852.
Coat of arms
Description: In a green rotbewehrter silver faucet.
Attractions
The Reformed Church of Lavey -Village was built in 1889. From 1900 the Catholic Church dates.
Personalities
- Charles Petter (1880-1953), head of engineering