Vaux-sur-Morges
Vaux- sur -Morges is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Vaux- sur -Morges is located at 504 m above sea level. M., 3.5 km north-west of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The village is located on a plateau above the valley of the Morges, in the Vaud Mittelland, a scenic location about 130 m above the lake level of Lake Geneva.
The area of 2.1 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the plateau in the hinterland of Morges. The southern boundary is formed by the winding course of the river Morges in a 50 m deep wooded valley. In the west of the municipality floor extends into the valley in the region of the mouth of the Curbit in the Morges. The northern and eastern part of the area is located on the high plateau on which the Champ des Bois at 533 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Vaux- sur -Morges is achieved. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 13 % of forest and woody plants and 79% to agriculture.
Vaux- sur -Morges consists of several small scattered settlements and a number of individual farms. Neighboring communities of Vaux- sur -Morges are Echichens, Vufflens- le -Château Bussy- Chardonney Reverolle and Clarmont.
Population
With 175 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Vaux- sur -Morges is one of the small communities of the Canton of Vaud. Of the residents 88.0% are French, 7.0 % English speaking and 3.2 % in German (as of 2000). The population of Vaux- sur -Morges amounted in 1900 to 129 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 85 to 1980 inhabitants, a significant population increase was observed with a doubling of the population in the last 20 years.
Economy
Vaux- sur -Morges was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the agriculture and viticulture have an important role in the economic structure of the population. Some small wine-growing areas are located on the left side of the valley to the south exposed the Morges. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In recent years, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Lausanne and Morges. According to statistics, the Federal Tax Administration Vaux- sur -Morges had in 2006 with CHF 338'779 to Switzerland 's highest average taxable income per capita.
Traffic
Although the community is located off of larger thoroughfares, but traffic still technically well developed. It is located on the main road from Morges to Clarmont. The motorway connection Morges- Ouest in 1964 opened A1 ( Geneva -Lausanne ) is about 4 km away from the resort. By Postbus course, which runs from Morges to Apples, Vaux- sur -Morges is connected to the network of public transport.
History
Remains of a Roman aqueduct evidence of an early inspection and settlement of the municipality. Since the Middle Ages was under Vaux- sur -Morges the reign Mont Richer, later it got to the rule Monnaz. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, Vaux- sur -Morges came under the administration of the bailiwick of Morges. 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 Morges.