Mont-sur-Rolle
Mont- sur-Rolle is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Mont- sur-Rolle is at 473 m above sea level. M., above Rolle, 12 km north-east of the district main town Nyon ( straight line ). The wine village stretches along the southern part of the Vaud Cote, in a scenic location around 100 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.
The area of 3.9 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Cote. The communal land ranges from riparian strips on Lake Geneva to the north over the slope of the Côte down to the plateau of the Jura foothills. Here is 769 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Mont- sur-Rolle reached. The western boundary is formed by the Bach Ruisseau de Famolens. From the municipality surface 1997 20 % came from settlements, 14% forest and shrubs, 65 % to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.
At Mont- sur-Rolle includes the hamlet of L' Abbaye (440 m above sea level. M. ) at the foot of the slope below the village, Les Nex ( 473 m above sea level. M. ), Germagny (450 m above sea level. M. ) Les Truits ( 474 m above sea level. M. ) and Mont Dessus (602 m above sea level. M. ), all located on the slope of the Côte, Les Granges ( 713 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau above the escarpment, as well as numerous wineries and individual farms. Neighboring municipalities of Mont- sur-Rolle are role Essertines -sur-Rolle, Pizy, Bougy -Villars and Perroy.
Population
With 2539 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Mont- sur-Rolle is one of the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 83.0% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 6.2 % and 3.0 % in English (as of 2000). The population of Mont- sur-Rolle amounted in 1900 to 683 inhabitants. After 1970 (686 inhabitants ) continued a rapid increase in population with a tripling of the population within 30 years. New residential areas have been built along the main road east of role near the lake shore. The most famous residents of the community is Fernando Alonso (Formula 1 driver ), who lives in Mont- sur-Rolle since the end of 2006.
Economy
Mont- sur-Rolle until the 20th century, a predominantly 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 high plateau is dominated by dairy farming, animal husbandry and agriculture. More jobs are in industry and especially in the services available. Mont- sur-Rolle is the seat of a wine shop. 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 conveniently reach and accessible. It is located just above the main road that leads from Nyon along the slopes of the Côte after Aubonne. The highway access role on the A1 opened in 1964 ( Geneva -Lausanne ), which crosses the municipality, is about 1 km from the village. By Postbus course, which runs from Rolle to Gimel, Mont- sur-Rolle is connected to the public transport network.
History
Mont- sur-Rolle is mentioned as Mont -le- Grand for the first time in 996, and later appeared the Latinized name burgum de Montibus. The village was the center of important especially in the 11th and 12th centuries Vaud rule Mont- le -Grand, which extended from Lake Geneva to the Jura foothills in Mollens. As of 1265 the rule was under the suzerainty of the Savoy. To limit the power of the Lords of Mont- le -Grand, the Savoy founded the town of Rolle on the lakeshore. The castle was located near to a hill at Mont- Dessus. She was already in 1379 only partially inhabited ruin and in 1476 finally destroyed by the Confederates. The later landlord of the Mont had their residence at the Château de Mont
With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 came Mont- sur-Rolle 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 role.
Attractions
The present building of the parish church of Mont- sur-Rolle was built in 1845. In the midst of vineyards standing Château de Mont goes back to a building from the late 15th or early 16th century. Under the administration of the Cistercian abbey Bonmont formerly stood the winery L' Abbaye. From the 16th century comes the house Monnard, it was remodeled in the 18th century. The mansion was built in the 18th century Autecour. On the slopes of the Côte there are other manors. The old village of Mont- sur-Rolle is marked by characteristic winegrowers' houses from the 17th to the 19th century.