Servion

Servion is a municipality in the district of Lavaux -Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Servion is on 752 m above sea level. M., 3.5 km west of Oron- la -Ville and 13 km north-east of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The scattered settlement municipality extends on a plateau and the creek Carrouge east of Jorat, in the Vaud Mittelland.

The area of ​​4.2 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Molassehöhen between the Jorat and the upper reaches of the Broye. The central part of the area occupied by the broad Talniederung the creek Carrouge. In the northeast the hills of Servion (up to 782 m above sea level. M. ) close to, and the eastern boundary runs along the Parimbot, a left Bach Broye. To the southwest, the communal land extends into the forest environment Bois de Villars, in the 855 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Servion is achieved. In the south Servion extends to the height of Pra Donnabbé (722 m above sea level. M. ). From the municipality surface 1997 15 % came from settlements, 24 % of forest and woody plants and 61% to agriculture.

To Servion includes several population centers along the roads that cross the municipal area, the residential estate Chez Favet ( 765 m above sea level. M. ) on a hill between the rivers Carrouge and Parimbot as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Servion are Essertes, Forel ( Lavaux), Savigny, Montpreveyres, Mézières and Ferlens in the Canton of Vaud and Auboranges in the Canton of Fribourg.

Population

With 1825 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Servion belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 89.7% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 4.0 % and 2.0 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Servion amounted in 1900 to 333 inhabitants. Thereafter, through constant migration to 1960 recorded a decrease to 198 inhabitants; Since then, the population increased again significantly and increased fivefold within 40 years.

Economy

Servion was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Today, the crop and livestock farming have only a minor role in the occupational structure of the population. Many other jobs are available in the local small businesses and especially in the service sector. A developed commercial area in the valley of Carrouge. Here, companies have settled in the areas of construction and transport industry, pneumatics, electronics and fine mechanics. Due to the construction of many houses in the last decades the village has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Lausanne.

Attractions

Servion is nationally known for its two museums, the Zoo de Servion and the Tropiquarium. Furthermore, located in the village, the Théâtre Barnabé.

Traffic

The community is conveniently technically quite well developed. It lies on the main road from Moudon to Vevey. Servion is the terminus of the bus line 65 the Transports publics de la région Lausannoise and thus directly connected to the center of the canton's capital. Even the post office car course that travels the Mézières- Oron- la -Ville, serves the village.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1141 under the name Salvion. Later published numerous other names: Salviacum ( the 12th century ), Salvium ( 1147 ), Sarviacum ( 1155 ), Sarvion ( 1236 ) and Sarvyon ( 1291 ). The name goes back to the Gallo-Roman family names Salvius.

In the Middle Ages Servion belonged to a noble family which had the same name. The Cistercian abbey of skin - Cret had land in the municipality. 1259 came the village as a fief to Peter of Savoy. After the conquest of Vaud by Bern Servion came in 1557 to the Bernese bailiff Oron. After the collapse of the ancien régime, the village 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 Oron.

Until 1820 Servion formed together with Ferlens one nation, only after the separation of Ferlens today's municipal boundaries emerged. 1938 sample holes were drilled for oil, but were unsuccessful in the municipality.

A fusion of Servion with neighboring communities Mézières, Montpreveyres and Les Cullayes was sought, however, failed on January 15, 2006 at the ballot box on tight No of residents of Montpreveyres. The other three municipalities approved the merger. In the referendum of 28 November 2010, the Association of Servion and Les Cullayes was approved; they will become final on January 1, 2012.

Attractions

The Church of Servion goes back in the core of a chapel from 1453; the bell tower was added in the 19th century.