Oulens-sur-Lucens
Oulens -sur -Lucens was a municipality in the district Broye Vully the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2011, they went on in the community Lucens.
Geography
Oulens -sur -Lucens is located on 633 m above sea level. Level, 16 km southwest of the district town Payerne ( straight line ). The small village extends on a terrace on the western flank of the Cerjaule, Molassehügelland in the northern Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 1.6 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the valley Vallon des Vaux. This valley is drained by the Cerjaule, a left side of the creek Broye. On the eastern side of the valley, the forest area is part of the Bois Côtes to Oulens -sur -Lucens. To the west of the creek, the communal land extends to the adjacent slopes of Molassehügellandes and reaches below Villars -le- Comte with 698 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Oulens -sur -Lucens. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 35 % of forest and woody plants and 57% to agriculture.
To Oulens -sur -Lucens include several individual farms. Neighboring communities of Oulens -sur -Lucens were Lucens, Bussy -sur- Moudon, Neyruz -sur -Moudon, Villars -le- Comte and Forel -sur -Lucens.
Population
With 52 inhabitants ( 31 December 2010) Oulens -sur -Lucens was one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the residents gave in the year 2000 100 % French as the main language. The population of Oulens -sur -Lucens amounted in 1900 to 96 inhabitants. Thereafter, until 1980 due to strong migration, a decrease by more than 60 % to 37 residents recorded; Since then, the population increased but again slightly.
Economy
Oulens -sur -Lucens was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding have an important role in the economic structure of the population. Outside the primary sector jobs in the village hardly exist. The water power of the Cerjaule was formerly used by a mill. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Some employed persons are therefore commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
Traffic
The community is located off the major thoroughfares, but is relatively easily accessible from Lucens. By Postbus course, which runs from Moudon via Villars -le- Comte after Thierrens, Oulens -sur -Lucens is connected to the public transport network.
History
The first documentary mention of the place was already in the year 595 under the name Ollens. Later the names Oulyn, Ollo, Dou Dou Lin Lyn and published. The place name comes from the Burgundian personal names Ollo back (derived from Adlo, Audilo or Odilo ) and means for the people of the Ollo.
Since the Middle Ages was under Oulens -sur -Lucens the Savoy castle Bailiwick Lucens. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the bailiwick Moudon. After the collapse of the ancien régime Oulens -sur -Lucens 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 Moudon.