Duillier

Duillier
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Vaud (VD)
District :	Nyon
BFS no. :	5715
Postal code :	1266
Coordinates :	507300  /  140442 coordinates: 46 ° 24 '32 "  N , 6 ° 13' 59"  O ; CH1903:  507300  /  140442
Height :	466  m above sea level M.
Height range :	424–487 m above sea level M.
Area :	4.11  km²
Residents:	1080 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	263 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.duillier.ch
Duillier Castle
Location of the municipality

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

geography

Duillier lies at 466  m above sea level. M. , 3 km north of the district capital Nyon (linear distance). The village extends on a small elevation at the southern foot of the Jura , to the right of the valley of the Promenthouse .

The area of ​​the 4.2 km² municipal area includes a section at the southern foot of the Jura. The municipality floor extends from the Asse valley to the north over the Duillier hill to the Promenthouse river. The highest point of Duillier is 490  m above sea level. M. reached at the foot of the Jura. In 1997, 14% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 8% for forests and woodlands and 78% for agriculture.

Part of the hamlet of Changins ( 436  m above sea level ) and some individual farms belong to Duillier . The neighboring communities of Duillier are Nyon , Prangins , Coinsins , Givrins and Trélex .

population

With 1080 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Duillier is one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. 78.7% of the residents are French-speaking, 9.7% German-speaking and 7.0% English-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Duillier was 281 in 1850 and 271 in 1900. After 1970 (320 inhabitants) a rapid increase in population began with a tripling of the number of inhabitants within 30 years.

economy

Up until the second half of the 20th century, Duillier was mainly an agricultural village. On the southern slope of the hill of Duillier there is a large wine-growing area , while the fertile soils of the remaining agricultural area are suitable for arable and vegetable cultivation . Jobs are also available in trade and especially in the service sector. The fédérale de recherches agronomiques de Changins (RAC) station, the Swiss Federal Agricultural Research Institute, has been located in Changins since 1886. In the last few decades, Duillier has developed into a residential community thanks to its attractive location. Most of the employed are commuters who work mainly in Nyon and Geneva .

traffic

Although the community is located away from major thoroughfares, it is well-developed in terms of traffic. Access is from Nyon or Gland . The Gland motorway junction on the A1 (Geneva-Lausanne), which runs through the municipality, is only around 3 km from the village. The Postbus course, which runs from Nyon to Gimel , connects Duillier to the public transport network.

history

The first written mention of the place took place in 1145 under the name Duelliei , later the spellings Duelli , Duilie and Dulliacum appeared . The place name is probably derived from the Roman personal name Duellius or Duilius . Because the municipal archive was destroyed by fire during the Vaudois Revolution in 1798, relatively little is known about the local history. Various rulers such as the Bonmont Monastery owned land in Duillier.

With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the Nyon Bailiwick . Since 1655 the Duillier lordship had high jurisdiction. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , Duillier 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 Nyon district.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Duillier

A castle in Duillier is mentioned as early as the 12th century. The current spacious building with a hexagonal stair tower was built in the 16th and 17th centuries. The castle housed a printing shop from 1675 to 1690. The church was built in 1669–70 on the site of the Saint-Grat chapel mentioned in the 16th century. The Grange de Dîme is a tithe barn from the 17th century. In the old town center, some wine-growing houses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved.

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Duillier (French)
• Germain Hausmann: Duillier. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Aerial photography

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 .