Montcherand
Montcherand is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Montcherand is located on 556 m above sea level. M., 2 km north- west of Orbe and 11 km west-southwest of the district capital Yverdon- les- Bains ( straight line ). The farming village extends Vaud Plateau at an inclined towards the east slope at the foot of the Jura plateau, north of the Taleinschnitts the Orbe.
The area of 3.1 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Jura plateau. The southern boundary runs along the river course of the Orbe, which has carved a gorge-like valley here in the plateau, the projected nature Gorges de l' Orbe. The communal land extends northward over the gently rolling plateau with the Forest Hills Châtillon ( 555 m above sea level. M. ). The highest point of Montcherand is 615 m above sea level. M. Plume in the forest above the Orbeschlucht achieved. From the municipality surface 1997 16 % came from settlements, 30 % of forest and shrubs, 53% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.
To Montcherand the Creux au Loup include (572 m above sea level. M. ) on the northern edge of the village as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Montcherand are Orbe, Agiez, Les Clées, Sergey and Valeyres -sous- Rances.
Population
With 452 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Montcherand is one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 95.3 % inhabitants are French-speaking, 1.2 % and 1.0 % Italian- portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Montcherand amounted in 1900 to 258 residents in 1970 to 245 inhabitants. Since then, a significant population increase was recorded.
Economy
Montcherand until the 20th century, a predominantly coined by agriculture village. On the fertile soils of the Jura foothills agriculture is mainly operated. At the edge of Orbetals is since 1908 the hydroelectric plant of Compagnie des forces vaudoise motrices du Lac de Joux et de l' Orbe. For more jobs in our local small businesses. In recent decades, Montcherand has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in Orbe or Yverdon.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It lies on the main road from Orbe to Vallorbe or via the Jougnepass to Pontarlier in France. The center is relieved of the transit traffic since the opening of the A9 highway. By Postbus course, which runs from Orbe to Vallorbe Montcherand is connected to the public transport network.
History
Montcherand belonged in the Middle Ages to the reign Les Clées. The Priory of Baulmes and since the 12th century, the abbey Payerne had rich land in Montcherand. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the town was part of the Kastlanei Les Clées under the bailiwick of Yverdon. After the collapse of the ancien régime Montcherand 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. It was in 1798 the district of Orbe allocated.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Etienne of Montcherand dates from the 11th and 12th century. She was a stage stop on the Camino. The single nave has a semicircular apse, in 1902 significant Romanesque wall paintings were discovered that had been painted over during the Reformation. The Castle of Montcherand, flanked by two square towers, was built in 1790 in reference to the castle Chamblon. It now houses a children's home. In the center some characteristic farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved.