Monnaz

Monnaz is a place and a former municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. July 1, 2011 Monnaz is fused together with Colombier and Saint- Saphorin- sur- Morges community Echichens.

Geography

Monnaz is located on 485 m above sea level. M., 2.5 km north-west of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The village is located on the southwestern edge of a plateau overlooking the valley of Morges opposite of Vufflens -le- Château, in the Vaud Mittelland, a scenic location about 100 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.

The area of ​​2.3 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Central Plateau north of Lake Geneva. The area is bounded on the southwest by 60 m deep valley of Morges, the southeastern border makes her left side Bach Baillon. To the north extends the communal land on the gently undulating plateau of the Central Plateau and reaches La Solitude 530 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Monnaz. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 16 % of forest and woody plants and 76 % to agriculture.

To Monnaz include several individual farms. Prior to the merger were the neighboring communities of Monnaz Vufflens- le -Château Vaux- sur- Morges, Colombier, Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges and Echichens.

Population

With 372 inhabitants (conditions (31 December 2010 ) was one Monnaz to the small municipalities of the canton of Vaud. 87.5 % of the inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 7.5 % and 1.4 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Monnaz amounted in 1900 to 139 inhabitants. since 1970 (128 inhabitants), a rapid population increase was recorded with almost a tripling of the population within 30 years.

Economy

Monnaz was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, agriculture has an important role in the economic structure of the population. On the hillside above the Morges there are some small wine-growing areas ( a total of 8 ha). Few jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Morges and Lausanne.

Traffic

The community is easily accessible via normal, although it is off the major thoroughfares on a main road from Morges to Clarmont. The motorway connection Morges- Ouest in 1964 opened A1 ( Geneva -Lausanne ) is about 3 km from the resort. By Postbus course, which runs from Morges to Apples, Monnaz is connected to the network of public transport.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1213 under the name Mona and Monna. 1221 appeared the name Muna and in 1453 the present name of locality. It probably goes back to the Latin personal name Monnus. Since the Middle Ages the small rule Monnaz was under the Lords of Mont Richer. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Monnaz came under the administration of the bailiwick of Morges. 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 of Morges.

Attractions

The Church of Monnaz, mentioned already in the 12th century, discovered in 1680 and 1878, major renovations. The castle with a square stair tower is at its core from the 14th century, but it has been fundamentally transformed in the 18th and 19th centuries. The village with its houses from the 18th and 19th century has preserved its appearance.

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