Hautemorges

Hautemorges
Municipality
The Pampigny-Sévery train station
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hautemorges
Hautemorges Show map of Switzerland Hautemorges Show map of Canton of Vaud
Coordinates: 46°32′N06°27′E / 46.533°N 6.450°E / 46.533; 6.450
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Morges
Government
•  Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	32.95 km2 (12.72 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	4,071
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1136
SFOS number	5656
ISO 3166 code	CH-VD
Surrounded by	Denens, Vaux-sur-Morges, Vufflens-le-Château, Yens
Website	https://www.hautemorges.ch/ Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Hautemorges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.

On 1 July 2021 the former municipalities of Apples, Cottens, Pampigny, Sévery, Bussy-Chardonney and Reverolle merged into the new municipality of Hautemorges. ^[1]

History

Apples

Apples has a long history of settlements. Remains from the Neolithic, the Bronze Age, and the Romans have been found in the municipality. The first true settlement was founded by the Burgundians in the 5th century. It was most likely called Iplingen. Under the Romans this name probably was changed to Iplens and then Aplis. It was with this name that the village was first mentioned in a document, in 1011, ^[2] when King Rudolf III presented the church and the village to the Romainmôtier Monastery as a gift. The spelling Aples appeared later (in 1222) and the current name came into use in 1328.

Aerial view of Apples (1949)

With the capture of Vaud by Bern in 1536, Apples became an exclave under the administration of the Romainmôtier district. After the collapse of the Ancien régime, the village became a part of the canton of Léman, from 1798 to 1803. It was subsequently absorbed by the canton of Vaud, and in 1798 it became a part of the Morges District.

Cottens

Cottens is first mentioned in 1041 as Chotens. ^[3]

Pampigny

Pampigny Castle.

Pampigny is first mentioned in 1141 as Pampiniaco. ^[4]

Sévery

Sévery is first mentioned in 979 as Siuiriaco. In 1453 it was mentioned as Syuiriez. ^[5]

Bussy-Chardonney

The municipality was created in 1961 by a merger of Bussy-sur-Morges and Chardonney-sur-Morges. Bussy is first mentioned about 1059 as Bussi. Chardonney-sur-Morges was first mentioned in 1324 as Chardonne. ^[6]

Reverolle

Reverolle is first mentioned in 1177 as Ruuilora. ^[7]

Geography

After the merger, Hautemorges has an area (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 32.95 km² (12.72 sq mi). ^[8]

Demographics

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020 ^[update] ) of 4,071. ^[9]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart: ^[10]

Sights

The entire village of Pampigny is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. ^[11]

References

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 16 August 2021
2. Apples in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
3. Cottens in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
4. Pampigny in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
5. Sévery in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
6. Bussy-Chardonney in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
7. Reverolle in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
8. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
9. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
10. Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 16 Aug 2021
11. "Kantonsliste A-Objekte:GR". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2020.