Mex, Vaud
Mex
Mex is a municipality in the district of Gros- de -Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Mex is located at 482 m above sea level. M., 8 km northwest of the capital of the canton Lausanne ( straight line ). The village is located on the high plateau in the extreme south of Gros de Vaud, east of the valley of the Venoge, in the Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 2.9 km ² large municipality area includes a section of Gros de Vaud, the granary of the canton of Vaud. The communal land extends from the terrace of Mex eastward into the forest environment Bois Bahud both sides of the little valley of the Goille, a left Bach Venoge. Above Les Vaux is 585 m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of Mex. The eastern boundary runs along the upper Chamberonne. From the municipality surface 1997 16 % came from settlements, 30 % of forest and woody plants and 54% to agriculture.
For Mex include the new housing estate Esserts (560 m above sea level. M. ) at the level between the valleys of Goille and Chamberonne as well as some individual farms. The neighboring communities of Mex in the West Vufflens -la -Ville, in the north Sullens, in the east and in the south Crissier Villars -Sainte- Croix.
Population
With 640 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Mex is one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 87.9 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 5.5 % and 2.0 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Mex amounted in 1900 to 198 inhabitants. Since about 1960 (199 inhabitants), a rapid population increase was observed with a doubling of the population within 30 years.
Economy
Mex was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Today, the farming and fruit growing have only a minor role in the occupational structure of the population. Agriculture specializes in vegetable crops, also there are a landscape gardening. In Les Vaux there used to be a brick. At the beginning of the 1970s, a commercial zone was created, in which several companies settled. The most important operation is the Bobst SA ( machinery and equipment ). In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Lausanne area.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It lies on the main road 9 from Lausanne to Vallorbe. Since 1981, the municipality is crossed by the A1 motorway (Lausanne -Yverdon ), the next connections Lausanne- Crissier in the south and in the north Cossonay. Due to the number 32 bus ( Renens -Mex ) the Transports publics de la région Lausannoise the village is connected to the network of public transport.
History
The first documentary mention of the place was in the 12th century under the name of corn. 1228 appeared the name Maiz and May 1453 The name probably derives from the personal name Masius or Macius. During the Middle Ages Mex was part of the reign of Cossonay. Under the family de Charrière the various fiefdoms were united in the field and there was a stand-alone rule Mex.
After 1476 Mex was an exclave of the Bailiwick Orbe Echallens, which was under the general rule of Bern and Fribourg. 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 Cossonay.
Attractions
The Church of Sainte -Marie -Madeleine is in its origin back to the year 1582. However, from that time, she has kept only a few components. Several extensive restoration and redesign, particularly that of 1790, led to the present form; the bell tower dates from 1855.
Mex has two locks. The Lower Castle (Château d' en bas ) already existed in the Middle Ages among the gentlemen of Cossonay. It was rebuilt and enlarged in 1656, has on the main facade facing south three superimposed galleries and is flanked by two towers. The Upper Castle (Château d' en haut ), a stately mansion with two wings, dates from the 18th century.