Chesalles-sur-Moudon

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Vaud (VD)

District :

Broye-Vully

Municipality :

Lucens

Postal code :

1683

former BFS no. :

5666

Coordinates :

553 642 / 169489 coordinates: 46 ° 40 '30 " N , 6 ° 49' 58" O ; CH1903: five hundred fifty-three thousand six hundred and forty-two / 169489

Height :

702 m above sea level M.

Area :

1.65 km²

Residents:

169 (December 31, 2015)

Population density :

102 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.lucens.ch

Chesalles-sur-Moudon

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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2017

Until December 31, 2016, Chesalles-sur-Moudon was a municipality in the Broye-Vully district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland . On January 1, 2017, Chesalles-sur-Moudon merged with the former municipalities of Brenles , Cremin , Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens to form the new municipality of Lucens .

geography

Aerial photo (1964)

Chesalles-sur-Moudon is 702 m above sea level. M. , 18 km southwest of the district capital Payerne (air line). The farming village extends on a promontory east of the central Broye valley , in the eastern Vaud Central Plateau .

The area of the municipal area of 1.7 km² comprises a section of the Molasse hill country between the Broyetal and the upper reaches of the Glâne . The north-western border forms the edge of the forest above the steep slope on the right side of the Broye valley; to the west the border runs along the Voraire , a side stream of the Broye, which over time has dug a deep erosion valley into the slope. To the east, the municipality extends over the terrace of Chesalles-sur-Moudon and the adjoining hilltops to the northern slope of the hill Brûle Fer , on which at 800 m above sea level. M. the highest point of the municipality is reached. In 1997, 8% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 11% for forests and woodlands and 81% for agriculture.

Chesalles-sur-Moudon includes the Villars-l'Eperd farm estate ( 755 m above sea level ) east of the village and several individual farms. Neighboring municipalities to Chesalles-sur-Moudon are Chavannes-sur-Moudon , Moudon , Curtilles , Sarzens and Brenles .

population

With 169 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2015) Chesalles-sur-Moudon was one of the small communities in the canton of Vaud. 93.7% of the residents are French-speaking, 1.9% German-speaking and 1.3% speak Dutch (as of 2000). The population of Chesalles-sur-Moudon was 133 in 1850 and 108 in 1900. After that, a further decrease to 86 inhabitants was recorded by 1970; since then the population has increased significantly again.

economy

Chesalles-sur-Moudon was a predominantly agricultural village until the second half of the 20th century . Even today, arable farming , fruit growing and cattle breeding play an important role in the income structure of the population. Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. In the last few decades the village has also developed into a residential community. Some workers are commuters who mainly work in Moudon.

traffic

The community is located off the main thoroughfares, on a connecting road from Moudon to Brenles . The Postbus course, which runs from Moudon to Lucens , connects Chesalles-sur-Moudon to the public transport network.

history

The first written mention of the place took place in 1273 under the name Chesales . The old French word chesal describes the ruins of a building. In the Middle Ages , Chesalles-sur-Moudon belonged to the Bishop of Lausanne and was subordinate to the Kastlanei Lucens. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the Moudon Bailiwick . After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , Chesalles-sur-Moudon 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 . In 1798 it was assigned to the Moudon district.

Attractions

The church of Chesalles-sur-Moudon was only consecrated in 1846; the rectory dates from 1909. In the center of the village there are some characteristic farmhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries.

literature

Monique Fontannaz, Brigitte Pradervand: “Le district de la Broye-Vully 1.” (= The art monuments of Switzerland. Volume 128). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History SKG. Bern 2015, pp. 269-274, ISBN 978-3-03797-180-2 .

Web links

Commons : Chesalles-sur-Moudon - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of Chesalles-sur-Moudon (French)
Pierre-Yves Favez: Chesalles-sur-Moudon. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Aerial views of the village