Rossens, Vaud
Rossens (VD ) was until June 30, 2006, a municipality in the district Broye Vully the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. July 1st, 2006 Rossens was merged with Villarzel and Sédeilles the new community Villarzel.
Geography
Rossens is located on 721 m above sea level. M., 10 km south of the district main town Payerne ( straight line ). The scattered settlement extends to an inclined towards the northwest slope east of Broyetals, in the eastern canton of Vaud Mittelland.
The area of only 1.1 square kilometers just great former municipal area included a section of the hill country between the middle and the Broyetal Glânetal. The western part is drained by a stream that flows near Marnand in the Broye. To the southeast is the municipality of soil on the slope of Rossens and the height of the Bois Crêts extended ( 791 m above sea level. Highest elevation of Rossens ) up to the headwaters of the Arbogne. The southern border ran along the forest edge of the Forêt de Farzin. From the former rural community area in 1997 accounted for 6% of settlements, 11 % of forest and woody plants and 83 % to agriculture.
To Rossens include several individual farms. Neighboring communities of Rossens were Villarzel, Sédeilles and Villars- Bramard.
Population
With 44 inhabitants ( end of 2005) Rossens was one of the smallest municipalities of the canton of Vaud. Of the 95.7 % inhabitants are French-speaking and German-speaking 4.3 % (as of 2000). The population of Rossens amounted in 1900 to 77 inhabitants. Throughout the 20th century, the population decreased continuously.
Economy
Rossens still lives mainly from agriculture, especially from agriculture and animal husbandry. Outside the primary sector there are no jobs in the village.
Traffic
Rossens traffic is technically quite well developed. It lies on the road from Payerne to Romont. By Postbus courses on the lines Romont -Payerne and Romont - Avry, Rossens is connected to the public transport network.
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1286 under the name Rossans 1722 appeared the name of Macrossan. The place name is derived from the Burgundian personal names Rauso or Rozzo and means for the people of Rauso / Rozzo.
Since the Middle Ages Rossens was part of the rule Villarzel, which belonged to the Bishop of Lausanne. 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 Rossens 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 Payerne.
After the voters of Rossens had voted by a large majority for the municipality merger was completed with effect from 1 July 2006, the merger of Rossens with Sédeilles and Villarzel the new enlarged municipality Villarzel.
Rossens does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish Villarzel.