Bogis-Bossey

Bogis-Bossey
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Vaud (VD)
District :	Nyon
BFS no. :	5705
Postal code :	1279
Coordinates :	502 073  /  134 317 coordinates: 46 ° 21 '11 "  N , 6 ° 9' 59"  O ; CH1903:  502073  /  134,317
Height :	468  m above sea level M.
Height range :	406–481 m above sea level M.
Area :	2.45  km²
Residents:	888 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	362 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.bogis-bossey.ch
Location of the municipality

Bogis-Bossey is a municipality in the Nyon district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland .

geography

The double municipality is located 6 km southwest of the district capital Nyon (as the crow flies). Bogis extends to 468  m above sea level. M. on the eastern edge of the Versoix valley , on the Greny stream , Bossey is 441  m above sea level. M. on the ridge that accompanies Lake Geneva on its west side.

The area of ​​the 2.4 km² municipality covers a small section of the ridge between the Versoix in the west and Lake Geneva in the east. The highest point of Bogis-Bossey reaches 475  m above sea level. M. The western boundary forms the flow passage of Versoix, in a boggy valley part ( Les Bidonnes runs). At Bogis, part of the water of the Versoix is ​​diverted and fed in a channel through Bogis to the Greny and Le Brassu streams, which flow directly into Lake Geneva . In 1997, 12% of the municipal area was in settlements, 27% in forests and woodlands, 59% in agriculture and a little less than 2% was unproductive land.

Bogis-Bossey consists of the main village Bogis and the hamlet of Bossey, and there are also some individual farms. The neighboring communities of Bogis-Bossey are Crassier , Founex and Chavannes-de-Bogis in the canton of Vaud, Céligny in the canton of Geneva and Divonne-les-Bains in neighboring France .

population

With 888 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) Bogis-Bossey is one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. 66.1% of the residents are French-speaking, 17.2% English-speaking and 7.7% German-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Bogis-Bossey was 131 in 1850 and 147 in 1900. After 1980 (187 inhabitants) a rapid increase in population began with a four-fold increase in the number of inhabitants within 20 years.

economy

Bogis-Bossey was a mainly agricultural village until the second half of the 20th century . There is some viticulture on the slopes below Bossey , otherwise arable farming predominates. Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. In the past few decades, Bogis-Bossey has developed into a residential community. Most of the employed are commuters (around 85%) who work mainly in Geneva .

traffic

Although the community is located away from major thoroughfares, it is still well developed in terms of traffic. Bogis is located on the cantonal road from Chavannes-de-Bogis to Crassier . The Coppet motorway junction on the A1 (Geneva-Lausanne), which runs through the municipality, is only around 2 km from the village. The Postbus course, which runs from Nyon to Coppet , connects Bogis to the public transport network.

history

Bogis was first mentioned in a document in 1135 under the name Bittgeium ad pontetulum . The names Bugeium (1166), Buggeium (1197), Boggie (1251), Bogie (1320), Bogiez and Bogier (1401) and Bogies (1686) appeared later . Bossey was first mentioned as Bossye in 1178 . From the 12th century Bogis and Bossey belonged to the Cistercian Abbey of Bonmont . With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the villages came under the administration of the Nyon Bailiwick . In 1542 they were combined into a small lordship. When Bonmont was separated from Nyon in 1711, Bogis-Bossey was the seat of a Kastlanei in the Bonmont Bailiwick. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , Bogis-Bossey 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 Bogis-Bossey

Bossey Castle ( Château de Bossey ) was built in 1722 by the Turettini family from Geneva. It changed hands frequently and has belonged to the World Council of Churches since 1946 , which established an ecumenical college and a conference center, the Bossey Ecumenical Institute . In addition to the castle, which has been renovated in stages since 2000, the chapel and the former farm buildings, the castle garden with a view over Lake Geneva to Mont Blanc is worth seeing. Bogis-Bossey does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish of Crassier .

Web links

Commons : Bogis-Bossey  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Bogis-Bossey (French)
• Patricia Ferrari-Dupont: Bogis-Bossey. 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 .