Basins

The title of this article is ambiguous. Bassins is also a historical spelling of the French commune of Bassens in the Savoie department.

Basins
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Vaud (VD)
District :	Nyon
BFS no. :	5703
Postal code :	1269
Coordinates :	507 307  /  146464 coordinates: 46 ° 27 '47 "  N , 6 ° 13' 55"  O ; CH1903:  507 307  /  146464
Height :	753  m above sea level M.
Height range :	516–1421 m above sea level M.
Area :	20.77  km²
Residents:	1344 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	65 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.bassins.ch
Notre-Dame church
Location of the municipality

Bassins is a municipality in the Nyon district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland .

geography

Bassins lies at 753  m above sea level. M. , 9 km north of the district capital Nyon (linear distance). The village extends on a knoll on the southern slope of the Jura , between the valleys of the Ruisseau de la Combe in the west and the Serine in the east, in a panoramic position around 400 m above lake level of Lake Geneva .

The area of ​​the 20.8 km² municipal area covers a section of the Vaudois Jura. In the southern part of the municipality is the ridge of Bassins, bounded by the Ruisseau du Geny and the Serine in the east and by the deeply cut valley of the Ruisseau de la Combe in the west, which flows into the Serine at the foot of the Jura. To the north, the area extends to the ridge of the southwestern Mont-Tendre chain and reaches 1410  m above sea level in the Bois de Peney . M. West of this ridge close to the Combe de la Valouse and the Combe des Amburnex to, both above ground dischargeless lowering running along strike of the Jura from southwest to northeast. The north-western border runs along the slope of Mont Sâla , where at 1420  m above sea level. M. the highest point of basins is reached. Typical karst features such as sinkholes and cart fields can be found on the Jura ridge. The area, which is rarely used, is made up of extensive forests ( Forêt des Pralets , Bois de la Bassine ), in between there are high Jura meadows with the typical mighty spruce trees , which either stand individually or in groups. In 1997, 4% of the municipal area was in settlements, 60% in forests and woodlands, 35% in agriculture and a little less than 1% was unproductive land.

Basins include the Les Platets settlement ( 826  m above sea level ) on the southern slopes of the Jura above the village, the hamlet of La Cézille ( 570  m above sea level ) in the Ruisseau de la Combe valley near its confluence with the Serine and numerous individual farms, which are widely scattered on the heights of the Jura. The neighboring communities of Bassins are Arzier-Le Muids , Vich , Begnins , Le Vaud , Marchissy and Le Chenit .

population

With 1,344 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Bassins is one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. 81.9% of the residents are French-speaking, 8.3% German-speaking and 5.5% English-speaking (as of 2000). The population of basins was 394 in 1850 and 417 in 1900. After that there was a decrease until 1960 (291 inhabitants). Since around 1970 the population has increased rapidly, with the number of inhabitants tripling.

economy

Until the middle of the 20th century, Bassins was mainly an agricultural village. In the lower parts of the community arable farming is practiced , while cattle breeding and dairy farming predominate on the Jura heights . The forestry thanks to the forest wealth is of great importance and was responsible for the prosperity of the community in the previous years. There are other jobs in trade and in a company that produces fragrance essences for the perfume industry. Bassins is the seat of the Fédération vaudoise des crédits mutuels. Since around 1980, thanks to the beautiful location and still good transport connections, a rapid development towards the residential community began. New housing estates emerged mainly in the area of ​​Les Platets. The vast majority of those in employment work abroad, mainly in Nyon and Geneva .

traffic

Although the community is off the main thoroughfares, it is still well developed in terms of transport. It is located on the cantonal road from Gland to Saint-George , the Gland motorway junction on the A1 is around 7 km from the village. The Postbus course, which runs from Nyon to Gimel , connects Bassins to the public transport network.

history

Basins

The discovery of a burial ground from the early Middle Ages testifies to an early settlement of the municipality. The place was first mentioned in a document in 974 under the name of Bassinges . In 1148 the Latinized form Bassiniacum appeared and the current name has been documented since 1164. The place name goes back to the personal name Basso and means for the people of the Basso .

A small Cluniac priory developed near the Church of Notre-Dame, which was subordinate to Payerne Abbey. Although the priory was not officially abolished until 1536, it was probably abandoned by the monks in the 14th century. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, Bassins came under the administration of the Nyon Bailiwick and was the seat of a court. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , the village belonged to the canton of Léman from 1798 to 1803 during the Helvetic Republic, which then became part of the canton of Vaud when the mediation constitution came into force .

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in basins

The originally Romanesque building of the Notre-Dame church has been rebuilt several times in the Gothic period and more recently (last time in 1934). The oldest components from the 11th and 12th centuries are the Romanesque choir and the substructure of the massive tower, which today shows the Burgundian style. The small and large side chapels date from the early 14th century. Some farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the town center.

Web links

Commons : Bassins  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Bassins (French)
• Germain Hausmann: Basins. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .