Bourg-en-Lavaux

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Bourg-en-Lavaux
Coordinates: 46°30′N6°43′E / 46.500°N 6.717°E / 46.500; 6.717
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Lavaux-Oron
Government
   Mayor Syndic
Area
[1]
  Total
9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018) [2]
  Total
5,369
  Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
SFOS number 5613
ISO 3166 code CH-VD
Surrounded by Forel (Lavaux), Lugrin (FR-74), Lutry, Meillerie (FR-74), Savigny
Website www.b-e-l.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Bourg-en-Lavaux is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.

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The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette (Lavaux) merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux. [3]

History

Aerial view: Villette, Grandvaux (1948) ETH-BIB-Villette, Grandvaux-LBS H1-011129.tif
Aerial view: Villette, Grandvaux (1948)
Aerial view, from left to right: Cully, Riex, Epesses (1960) ETH-BIB-Cully, Riex, Epesses-LBS H1-022655.tif
Aerial view, from left to right: Cully, Riex, Epesses (1960)

The first written mention of Cully took place in 967 under the name Cusliacum. [4] Epesses is first mentioned in 1453 as Espesses. [5] Grandvaux is first mentioned in 1250 as de Gravaz. In 1445 it was mentioned as Grandvaulx. [6] Riex is first mentioned in 1184 as Ruez. [7]

Cully

The earliest traces of human activity in Cully comes from the Neolithic, when Lake Geneva was near the modern port of Moratel. During the Roman Empire, the route from Lausanne to Great Saint Bernard ran through the area. From this time, some walls and coins have been found preserved.

The first written mention of the place took place in 967 under the name Cusliacum. Later appeared the names Cusliaco (12th century), Custiacum (1154), Cullie (1226), Cully (1275) and Culyer (1383). The origin of the name is not clearly understood. It is possibly derived from the Roman family name Coclius.

The first document involving Cully, saw it given to the King of Besançon. However, because Cully at the same time was under Villett parishe, which belonged to the bishop of Lausanne, there were constant disputes which led in 1246 to it being given back to the bishop of Lausanne. In the 14th century the inhabitants the acquired the right to hold a weekly market and fortify the village.

With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, Cully came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Lausanne. After the collapse of the Ancien régime, the village belonged from 1798 to 1803 during the Helvetic Republic to the Canton of Léman. In 1798 Cully Lavaux became the capital of the district, as it was in the central part of the district. It was not until 1824, that Cully attained the status of an independent political community. A project to merge the independent municipalities Cully, Epesses, Riex, Grandvaux, and Villette (Lavaux) failed in a vote on 27 February 2005 due to the resistance of the population of Grandvaux but was finally complete on 1 July 2011.

Epesses

Traces of a Roman road and coins finds indicate an early settlement in the municipality. The name Epesses comes from the Latin word spissa (meaning dense, thick) probably in reference to the spruce.

With the conquest by Bern of Vaud in 1536, the village came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Lausanne. After the collapse of the ancien régime, between 1798 and 1803 it was part of the Canton of Léman during the Helvetic Republic and then fell under the Canton of Vaud. In 1798 it was assigned to the district of Lavaux.

It was not until 1824, when the community was split from Villette, that Epesses attained the status of an independent political municipality. A project to merge the independent municipalities Cully, Epesses, Riex, Grandvaux, and Villette failed in a vote on 27 February 2005 due to the resistance of the population of Grandvaux, yet it was finally completed on 1 July 2011. Since then Cully is part of the community of Bourg-en-Lavaux.

Geography

Bourg-en-Lavaux has an area, as of 2009, of 9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi). [8] Of this area, 6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi) or 58.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi) or 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) or 20.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land. [9]

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart: [4] [5] [6] [7] [10]

Bourg-en-Lavaux

Transportation

The municipality has four railway stations: Villette VD, Cully, and Epesses on the Simplon line and Grandvaux on the Lausanne–Bern line.

Heritage sites of national significance

Lavaux vineyards near Riex Vineyards.jpg
Lavaux vineyards near Riex
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Aran village

The Maison Maillardo and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire villages of Grandvaux, Riex and Aran are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. [11]

The Maison Maillardo is notable for its 16th-century late-gothic windows. [12]

Notes and references

  1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011
  4. 1 2 Cully in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
  5. 1 2 Epesses in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
  6. 1 2 Grandvaux in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
  7. 1 2 Riex in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
  8. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  9. Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
  10. Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011
  11. "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  12. Flüeler (1982). Kulturführer Schweiz. Zurich, CH: Ex Libris Verlag AG. p. 168.

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