Signy-Avenex

Signy- Avenex is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Signy- Avenex situated at 470 meters above sea level. M., 3 km west-north- west of the district town of Nyon (air line). The village is located on the inclined slightly to the southeast plain at the foot of the Jura, between the lake and the chain of La Dole.

The area of ​​1.9 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the plain at the foot of the Jura between the rivers of the Boiron de Nyon in the southwest and the aces in the Northeast. The highest elevation of Signy- Avenex reaches 489 m above sea level. M. Grens below. From the municipality surface 1997 20 % came from settlements 2% of forest and woody plants and 78% to agriculture.

Signy- Avenex consists of the village Signy, the hamlet Avenex ( 455 m above sea level. M. ) and the residential estate Grands Champs on the western edge of Signy. Neighboring communities of Signy- Avenex are Nyon, Grens, Borex and Eysins.

Population

With 442 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Signy- Avenex one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 78.7 % inhabitants are French-speaking, 11.8 % in English and 5.9 % German-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Signy- Avenex amounted in 1900 to 94 inhabitants. After 1960 (136 inhabitants ) continued a rapid increase in population by tripling the number of inhabitants within 40 years.

Economy

Signy- Avenex was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Today, agriculture is focused on agriculture and fruit production, close to the village there are several small wine-growing regions. In Signy- Avenex the aperitif Vitavin is made. More jobs are available in the local industry and especially services. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in Nyon and Geneva.

Traffic

Although the place itself is located away from the big thoroughfares, but traffic still technically superbly developed. The motorway connection Nyon on the A1 ( Geneva -Lausanne ), which runs through the municipality, is only about 1 km away from the resort. By Postbus course, which runs from Nyon to Gingins, Signy is connected to the network of public transport.

History

From the Roman period remains small of an aqueduct are present, who led the water from the Versoix to Colonia Iulia Equestris ( Nyon ). The first mention of Signy took place in 1017 under the name Sigiciacum, later the names Signiacum and 1166 Signei published. Avenex has been mentioned in the year 926 as Avenacum.

1017 came Signy and Avenex by gift of King Rudolf III. at the Abbey of Saint -Maurice. From the 12th century it belonged to the lords of Prangins and finally arrived in the 14th century to the House of Savoy. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Signy- Avenex came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Nyon. 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 of Nyon.

Personalities

Lake Geneva Rudolph III of Burgundy Byte Nyon District Arnex-sur-Nyon Bassins Begnins Bursinel Burtigny Chavannes-de-Bogis Chavannes-des-Bois Coinsins Commugny Coppet Crassier Dully Essertines-sur-Rolle Founex Genolier Gilly Givrins Gland, Switzerland Luins Mies Perroy La Rippe Rolle Tannay, Switzerland Tartegnin Le Vaud Vich, Switzerland Vinzel Municipalities of the canton of Vaud
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