Martherenges
Martherenges was until December 31, 2012, a municipality in the district Gros- de -Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
On January 1, 2013, it merged with the municipalities Chanéaz, Chapelle- sur- Moudon, Correvon Denezy, Neyruz -sur- Moudon, Peyre -Possens, Saint- Cierges and Thierrens the new community Montanaire.
Geography
Martherenges is located on 767 m above sea level. M., 18 km north-east of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The small village stretches along the edge of a plateau north of the Jorat, between the ravines of Mentue the west and the MERINE in the east, in Molassehügelland the northern Vaud Mittelland.
The area of only 0.8 square kilometers just great former municipal district includes a small portion of the high plateau between the Mentue and the middle Broyetal. In the south, the boundary runs along the creek Tenette which is deeply incised into the plateau and southeast of Martherenges opens into the MERINE. To the north of the former communal land extends into the forest Bois de Planche signal and reached here with 818 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Martherenges. From the former rural community area in 1997 accounted for 6% of settlements, 36 % of forest and woody plants and 58 % to agriculture.
Neighboring communities of Martherenges were Moudon, Sottens and Chapelle- sur -Moudon.
Population
With 78 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Martherenges was one of the smallest municipalities of the canton of Vaud. Of the 91.6 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 5.6 % and 1.4 % speak Dutch ( as of 2000). The population of Martherenges amounted in 1900 to 83 inhabitants. It was then recorded until 1980, a decrease of 53 inhabitants; Since then, the population increased but again slightly.
Economy
Martherenges still lives mainly from agriculture, especially from farming, fruit-growing and cattle breeding. Outside the primary sector are no other jobs available.
Traffic
The former municipality is located off the major thoroughfares on a road from Moudon Chapelle -sur -Moudon. Martherenges has no connection to the public transport network.
History
The village was called in the Middle Ages villa Martherenga or curtis Martherenga. The place name is derived from the Burgundian personal names Marthar. Martherenges, which had since the 14th century under the suzerainty of the Dukes of Savoy, belonged to the rule Chapelle- sur -Moudon. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the bailiwick Moudon. After the collapse of the ancien régime Martherenges 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 Moudon. Martherenges does not have its own church, it is part of the parish Chapelle- sur -Moudon.