Rueyres, Switzerland

Rueyres is a municipality in the district of Gros- de -Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Rueyres is located on 619 m above sea level. Level, 20 km north of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The scattered village extends on a plateau of the northeastern Gros de Vaud, east of the valley of Sauteru, in the Vaud Mittelland.

The area of 2.0 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the high plateau of Gros de Vaud, the granary of the canton of Vaud. The plateau of Rueyres has an average elevation of 610 m above sea level. M. on the highest point is 621 meters above sea level. M. middle of the village. The western boundary of the municipality marks the cut in the molasse of Gros de Vaud valley of Sauteru, an influx of Mentue. In the east the boundary is formed by the first on the plateau to the north and flowing in a valley stream Foirause. Therefore, the plateau of Rueyres runs north across the mouth of the Foirause in the Sauteru in a pointed headland from. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 19 % of forest and woody plants and 73% to agriculture.

The neighboring communities of Rueyres are in the east Bercher, in the south Fey, in the west and in the north Pailly Oppens.

Population

With 250 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) Rueyres is one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 93.9 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 4.6 % and 1.0 % portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Rueyres 1850 amounted to 220 residents in 1900 to 240 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 1970 to 117 people, a significant population increase has been reported with nearly a doubling of the population within 30 years.

Economy

Rueyres was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the crop and livestock farming have an important role in the economic structure of the population. For more jobs in our local small businesses and service sectors. In Rueyres is a large timber yard. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Echallens and space Yverdon.

Traffic

The community is located off of larger thoroughfares on a connecting road from Essertines -sur- Yverdon Bercher. By Postbus course, which runs from Yverdon Bercher, Rueyres is connected to the public transport network.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1177 under the name Rueria. Later, the names Ruvoeri ( 1228 ), en Ruere (1288 ) and Ruveri, Riuori and Ravoire published. The place name derives from the Latin word roboretum (oak grove ).

Since the Middle Ages Rueyres was under the Lords of Bercher, which were in turn vassals of the lords of Cossonay. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Yverdon. After the collapse of the ancien régime Rueyres 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 Echallens.

Attractions

The Church of Rueyres was rebuilt in 1738. In the center are some typical farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved.

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