Romanel-sur-Lausanne
Church of Romanel -sur -Lausanne
Romanel -sur -Lausanne is a municipality in the district of Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Romanel -sur- Lausanne is located at 592 m above sea level. Level, 5 km north- northwest of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The suburban community of Lausanne extends to a plateau southwest of the Jorat, east of the valley system of Mèbre, in the Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 2.9 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Central Plateau north of the Lake Geneva basin. Most of the community land occupied by the little indented plateau of Romanel, the highest point is 640 m above sea level. M. north of the hamlet of La Naz. In the west, the area extends into the valley of a page of Bach's Mèbre (tributary of Chamberonne ). From the municipality surface 1997 34 % came from settlements, 3% of forest and woody plants and 63% to agriculture.
To Romanel -sur -Lausanne include several new housing developments and industrial and commercial zones and the hamlets of Le Taulard (570 m above sea level. M. ) below the village and Les Terraux (614 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau east of the village. Neighboring communities of Romanel -sur- Lausanne Lausanne, Le Mont- sur -Lausanne, Prilly and Prilly.
Population
With 3268 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Romanel -sur -Lausanne belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 89.2 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 4.2 % and 2.2 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Romanel -sur -Lausanne amounted in 1900 to 305 inhabitants. Since 1950 (323 inhabitants), a rapid population increase was observed with a tenfold increase in the population within 50 years.
Economy
Romanel -sur -Lausanne until the middle of the 20th century mainly by agriculture embossed village. Today, agriculture has little more significance in the occupational structure of the population.
The alkaline source La Providence was used from 1900 to 1978. In 1962, the Brasserie du boxer on the brewing activity. With the creation of new industrial and commercial zones since the early 1970s, numerous companies in Romanel- sur -Lausanne set up operations. Among the most important branches of industry include mechanical engineering, chemical, electronic and precision engineering industry, precision engineering workshops, construction and manufacture of lighting fixtures. The village is the site of a power station and a shopping center. There is also a sports center.
In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are also commuters who work primarily in the city of Lausanne and in the surrounding communities.
Traffic
The community is easily accessible via. It lies on the main road 5 of Lausanne to Yverdon -les- Bains. The motorway connection Lausanne- Blécherette on the A9 opened in 1974 (Lausanne -Sion ) is located around 2 km from the village. On November 5, 1873, the section was Lausanne - Cheseaux -sur -Lausanne the narrow gauge railway Chemin de fer Lausanne- Echallens - Bercher taken with a stop in Romanel- sur -Lausanne in operation.
History
The municipality's territory, individual traces have been found dating from Roman times. The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1182 under the name Romanel. Later, the names Romanes ( 1184 ) published, Romenes ( 1191 ) and Romaneaus (1230 ). The name refers to a place which was inhabited by Romans, or the homestead of a person named Roman ( i ) us.
Since the Middle Ages was under Romanel -sur -Lausanne the cathedral chapter of Lausanne. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the bailiwick of Lausanne. After the collapse of the ancien régime Romanel -sur -Lausanne 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 of Lausanne. 1803 Romanel -sur -Lausanne main town of the district Romanel.
Attractions
In the old town some farmhouses have survived from the 18th and 19th centuries.