Valeyres-sous-Rances
Valeyres -sous- Rances is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Valeyres -sous- Rances is at 507 m above sea level. M., 3 km north of Orbe and 9 km west-southwest of the district capital Yverdon- les- Bains ( straight line ). The farming village extends in the valley of Mujon, which is dug into the foot of the Jura plateau between the Orbeebene and the Jura.
The area of 6.4 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Jura plateau. Therein the Mujon, his source Bach Ruisseau du Vua and other small tributaries have dug a valley system. The highest point of Valeyres -sous- Rances is 600 m above sea level. M. reached on the plateau. To the east of the municipality floor extends over the height at Chalet Barbey (510 m above sea level. M. ) in a narrow corner in the flat Orbeebene addition. The eastern border is here, squeezed in a channel bed Thielle. From the municipality surface 1997 6 % came from settlements, 12% of forest and woody plants and 82 % to agriculture.
To Valeyres -sous- Rances the hamlet of La Robellaz (550 m above sea level. M. ) include west above the village as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Valeyres -sous- Rances Rances are, mathod, Orbe, Montcherand and Sergey.
Population
With 559 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Valeyres -sous- Rances one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 95.0% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 1.8 % and 0.8 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Valeyres -sous- Rances amounted in 1900 to 479 inhabitants. It was then recorded until 1980, a decrease of 290 inhabitants, since then, the population has risen significantly.
Economy
Valeyres -sous- Rances was until the mid 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Today the vineyard on the slopes of Mujontals is of great importance. On the fertile soils of the Jura plateau and the Orbeebene agriculture is predominantly operated. More jobs offers local small businesses. In recent decades, Valeyres -sous- Rances has developed into a residential community. Many employed persons are therefore commuters who focus especially in Orbe and Yverdon their work.
Traffic
Although the community is located off the major thoroughfares, but is easy to reach by around 2 km away Orbe connection with the A9 motorway. Through the two postal routes Yverdon - Orbe and Orbe - Baulmes Valeyres -sous- Rances is connected to the public transport network.
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1272 under the name Valières; 1485 appeared the spelling Vallieres. Valeyres -sous- Rances belonged in the Middle Ages to the reign Les Clées. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village was part of the Kastlanei Les Clées under the bailiwick of Yverdon. Because several Bernese patrician families had their summer residence in Valeyres -sous- Rances, the place was given the nickname the small Bern in the 18th century. After the collapse of the ancien régime Valeyres -sous- Rances 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. It was in 1798 the district of Orbe allocated. In the 18th and 19th centuries Valeyres -sous- Rances was considered a cultural center for the surrounding small towns.
Attractions
On the hill at La Robellaz is the Protestant church of Saint -Jacques, which was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 14th and 15th century over a previous Romanesque. Valeyres -sous- Rances has a well-preserved townscape with several houses which are listed buildings. These include the Maison de Dîme ( Tenth House ) from the 17th century with a hipped roof in the Bernese style, the house Bonstetten from the 17th century ( around 1820 rebuilt ) and the Vieille Auberge, a characteristic winegrower's house from the 16th century with late Gothic windows. Le Manoir de Valeyres is one of a late Gothic staircase tower flanked manor, derived from the parts of the 16th century, later made several modifications.