Vullierens
Castle Vuillerens
Vuillerens is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Vuillerens is located on 528 m above sea level. M., 7 km north of the district capital Morges ( straight line ). The village is located on a slightly inclined to the east slope above the valley of Senoge, in the western Gros de Vaud in the canton of Vaud Mittelland.
The area of 6.8 km ² large municipality area includes a section of Gros de Vaud, the granary of the canton of Vaud. The communal land extending from the wide valley of the Senoge westward to the vast plateau of Vuillerens and reached the hill Mont Bourdet 585 m above sea level. M. the highest point of the municipality. The northeastern part of the municipality takes the wooded dale Broye (page stream of Senoge, not to be confused with the Broye) a. In the south, the area stretches to the hill En Ombre ( 569 m above sea level. M. ) and in the southeast of the Senoge up to the height of Saint- Saphorin- sur -Morges (up to 525 m above sea level. M. ). From the municipality surface 1997 6 % came from settlements, 9% of forest and woody plants and 85 % to agriculture.
To Vuillerens the hamlet of England (534 m above sea level. M. ) belong to the northeast to the village then at the edge of the plateau as well as some individual farms. The neighboring communities of Vuillerens are in the southeast Aclens, in the south Echichens, in the west Cottens, in the northwest Grancy, in the north and northwest Senarclens Gollion.
Population
V belongs Vuillerens to the small municipalities of the canton of Vaud. Of the residents 92.3 % are French, 3.2 % English speaking and German-speaking 3.0 % (as of 2000). The population of Vuillerens amounted in 1900 to 514 inhabitants. After the population had decreased to 333 to 1970 inhabitants, a slight increase in population was observed again.
Economy
Vuillerens was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, agriculture has an important role in the economic structure of the population. Along the western flank of the Senoge several small wine-growing areas are ( a total of 17 ha). More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work mainly in Lausanne.
Traffic
Although the community is located off of larger thoroughfares, but has good connection with neighboring villages. It is located on the main road of Aclens after Cottens. By Postbus course, which runs from Morges via Cottens to Cossonay, Vuillerens is connected to the network of public transport.
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1047 under the name Vuilerens. Later, the names Wilerens ( 1049 ), Willerens ( 1221 ), will Reins ( 1250 ), Wulierens ( 1263 ) and Willierens ( 1345 ) published. The name goes back to the Burgundian personal names Wilihar and means for the people of Wilihar.
Vuillerens shelter since the Middle Ages to the Lords of Cossonay. Since the 12th century the noble family de Vuillerens is detected. 1421 the village came to the family de Colombier, later the ownership changed several times. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536 Vuillerens 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.
Attractions
The present parish church was built in 1733 on the site of a previous medieval building. South of the village is the baroque castle, which was built in the years 1706-1712. The main building has two lower wings and contains an auditorium. The castle garden is known for its iris cultures ( approximately 500 species are shown), which bloom in June, respectively. In the center some characteristic arable farm houses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved.