Montricher
Mont Richer VD
Mont Richer is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The former German name Roger Berg is no longer used today.
Geography
Mont Richer is on 752 m above sea level. Level, 14 km north-west of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The scattered village extends on a small hill at the eastern foot of Mont Tendre, with splendid views over the plains of the western Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 25.9 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Jura plateau and the Jura Vaudois. The smaller eastern part of the municipality is occupied by the foot of the Jura plateau above sea level at an altitude of around 680 m. M. lies. The eastern boundary is formed by the upper course of the Veyron, to the flow of the streams Mont Richer L' Etremble, La Malagne and Le Morand. To the west of the municipality floor extends over the densely wooded slope, in which the mostly dry valley Combe de la Verrière is dug up on the first Jura mountain. To the north is the height of Châtel is located ( 1,432 m above sea level. M. ), the entire western part is occupied by the anticlines of Mont Tendre. This mountain summit, with 1'679 m above sea level. M. is the highest point of the municipality and the highest point in the Swiss Jura, is completely in the field of Mont Richer. The heights of the Jura Mountains are characterized by karst fields and sinkholes and have extensive high pastures on the typical tall spruce trees that are either individually or in groups. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 58 % of forest and shrubs, 38% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.
At Mont Richer districts include the Grand Faubourg (730 m above sea level. M. ) northeast, Petit Faubourg (717 m above sea level. M. ) south and Champet (740 m above sea level. M. ) southwest of the village as well as numerous individual farms that are scattered widely on the Jura hills lie. The neighboring municipalities of Mont Richer are in the north and northeast L' Isle, in the east Mauraz, in the southeast Pampigny, in the south Mollens, southwest Berolle, to the west and northwest Le Chenit L' Abbaye.
Population
With 857 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Mont Richer is one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 92.2 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 3.6 % and 1.6 % in English (as of 2000). The population of Mont Richer amounted in 1900 to 727 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 1970 to 499 people, a significant population increase was observed again.
Economy
Mont Richer was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, agriculture on the foot of the Jura plateau as well as the livestock and dairy farming in the higher elevations have an important role in the economic structure of the population. The forestry plays an important role. In addition, there are several gravel pits. More jobs are in small businesses and in the service provided. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the surrounding larger villages and towns along Lake Geneva.
Mont Richer has since the late 1980s on a holiday center. It is the site of an institute for disabled people. At the foot of the Jura plateau near the Veyron is the airfield of the West Swiss Gliding Centre of Mont Richer.
Traffic
The community is located off of larger thoroughfares on a connecting road from L' Isle along the foot of the Jura Bière. On September 12, 1896, the narrow gauge railway line from L' Isle to Apple's Chemin de fer Bière -Apples- Morges was put into operation. The Mont Richer station is located around 1.5 km outside the village. For the dispersion in public transport Postbus course, which runs from L' Isle via Mont Richer and Bière after Gimel provides.
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1049 under the name Mons Richarius. Later, the names Monte Richerii ( 1177 ) published, Monrichie ( 1412 ), and the current place name has existed since 1301. A descendant of the lords of Grandson founded in 1049 on the hill above the modern town a castle. Below this castle which gave rise to the town of Mont Richer. While the castle since the 12th century as a fief subordinate to the lords of La Sarraz ( a side branch of the lords of Grandson), was the town of Mont Richer without Lehnsabhängigkeit and reported directly to the emperor. It included a large for that time zone of influence, which stretched as far as Vufflens -le- Château. 1293 came the town of Louis of Savoy, but the castle remained under the rule of La Sarraz. It was not until the meanwhile Come on Cossonay castle was in 1406 also sold to Savoy, among Mont Richer and his castle again the same rule.
With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Mont Richer came under the administration of the bailiwick of Morges. After the collapse of the ancien régime the place from 1798 to 1803 during the Helvetic Republic belonged to the canton of Geneva, who came up then with the enactment of the Act of Mediation in the canton of Vaud. 1798 Mont Richer was assigned to the District Cossonay.
In 1770 almost the entire historic town fell victim to a conflagration. The only three houses that were not affected by this catastrophic fire, burned in 1828 along with numerous reconstructed buildings down again. From an ancient historical town, which had a dimension of 180 * 130 m, thus remained nothing more. The stones of the former city walls and castle were used after 1828 for the reconstruction of the village.
Attractions
Mont Richer has the character of a farming village today. Today's Protestant parish church served before the fire as a chapel. The bell tower with a pointed hood once part of the castle fortifications. In the center show the peasants and town houses a single image from the first half of the 19th century. From the former castle only a few ruins remain.