Penthaz
Reformed Church of Penthaz
Penthaz is a municipality in the district of Gros- de -Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Penthaz is located on 482 m above sea level. M., 3 km southeast of Cossonay and 12 km north- west of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The scattered village stretches along a sloping hillside above the valley to the west of the Venoge, in the Gros de Vaud, in the Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 3.9 km ² large municipality area includes a section of Gros de Vaud, the granary of the canton of Vaud. The communal land stretches from the floodplains of the Venoge eastward across the slope of Penthaz up to the high plateau of Gros de Vaud, on the 526 m above sea level. M. the highest point of the municipality is reached ( on the corridor Montilier ). The eastern boundary at times forms the A1 motorway. From the municipality surface 1997 17 % came from settlements, 13 % of forest and shrubs, 69% to agriculture and slightly less than 1% was unproductive land.
To Penthaz include several new housing estates. The neighboring communities of Penthaz are in the north Penthalaz, in the north-northeast Daillens, in the east Bournens, in the southeast Sullens, in the south Vufflens -la -Ville and to the west Gollion.
Population
With 1644 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Penthaz belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 89.4 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 3.8 % and 2.5 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Penthaz amounted in 1900 to 259 inhabitants. Since 1960 (270 inhabitants), a rapid population increase was observed with a fivefold increase in population within 40 years.
Economy
Penthaz was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Today, the farming and fruit growing have only a minor role in the economic structure of the population. In the south of the municipal area is a gravel pit.
Since the 1960s, the economic structure of Penthaz through the creation of two commercial zones was changed significantly. Today, among other businesses in construction, computer science, mechanical workshops and a wine merchant who settled in the town. In Penthaz is the archiving center of the Cinémathèque Suisse. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the neighboring towns and Cossonay Penthalaz and in the Lausanne area.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It lies on the main road 9 of Lausanne via Cossonay to Vallorbe. The motorway connection Cossonay at the 1981 opened A1 (Lausanne -Yverdon ) is approximately 1.5 km from the center. By Postbus course, which runs from Cossonay -Gare after Cheseaux -sur -Lausanne, Penthaz is connected to the network of public transport. Furthermore, a local bus service connects the village to the railway station in Cossonay -Gare and relations with neighboring villages and Penthalaz Daillens.
History
The municipal area tracks were discovered from the Roman period, the route from Lausanne to Orbe led past at Penthaz. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1011 under the name Penta. Since 1574 the spellings PENTHA and Penthaz have survived. The name refers to a place on the slopes (French pente = slope, slope ).
Penthaz belonged since the Middle Ages to the rule Cossonay and after 1420 Savoy Kastlanei Cossonay. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the bailiwick of Morges. After the collapse of the ancien régime Penthaz 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 Cossonay.
Attractions
The Church of Penthaz is mentioned 1228. As part of a restoration was found in 1922 remains of the Romanesque church. The Penthaz Castle is a manor house, which was built in the middle of the 18th century. In the center are some typical farmhouses dating from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved.