Sugnens
Sugnens was a municipality in the district of Gros- de -Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Sugnens joined on 1 July 2011 with communities Dommartin, Naz and Poliez -le- Grand to the new community Montilliez together.
Geography
Sugnens is located on 672 m above sea level. M., 3 km east-northeast of Echallens and 15 km north of the canton capital Lausanne ( straight line ). The scattered village extends along an inclined towards the northwest slope on the Northern Slope of the heights of the Jorat, in the Gros de Vaud, in the Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 2.7 km ² large former municipal area includes a portion of the gently undulating plateau of Gros de Vaud, the granary of the canton of Vaud. The main part of the area is occupied by the ridge of Sugnens, in the Bois Dessus south of the village at 694 m above sea level. M. reaches the highest point. In the east the valley of Botterel, a page of Bach's Mentue, forms the border. To the west of the municipality floor extends northeast from Echallens in the plane of the Gros de Vaud. Southwest of the village is the headwaters of the Sauteru. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 24 % of forest and woody plants and 68 % to agriculture.
At community Sugnens belonged to the hamlet Pré Morex ( 671 m above sea level. M. ) north of the village and some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Sugnens were Fey, Naz, Poliez -le- Grand and Villars- le -Terroir.
Population
With 308 inhabitants ( 31 December 2010) Sugnens was one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the 93.6% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 3.0 % and 1.3 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Sugnens amounted in 1900 to 199 inhabitants. After the population had declined by 1980 to 155 people, a significant increase in population was recorded again.
Economy
Sugnens 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 recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Echallens and in the Lausanne area.
Traffic
Sugnens is located off of larger thoroughfares, but has good connections with neighboring villages. On November 24, 1898, the stretch was Echallens - Bercher the narrow gauge railway Chemin de fer Lausanne- Echallens - Bercher ( LEB) taken with a station at Sugnens in operation.
History
The first documentary mention of the place was already in 1177 under the present name Sugnens. Later, the names Sunens (1203 ), Suneins ( 1225 ), Sugneins ( 1238 ) and Sugnyens ( 1453) appeared. The name goes back to the Burgundian people named Samaya and means for the people of the Samaya.
Since the Middle Ages Sugnens belonged to the rule Dommartin, which was under the Lausanne cathedral chapter. The Abbey Montheron owned goods in the municipality of Sugnens. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of Kastlanei Dommartin, an exclave in the Bailiwick of Lausanne. After the collapse of the ancien régime Sugnens 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 Reformed Church of Sugnens was built in 1686.