Concise

Concise
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Vaud (VD)
District :	Jura north vaudois
BFS no. :	5554
Postal code :	1426
UN / LOCODE :	CH CON
Coordinates :	545 191  /  189015 coordinates: 46 ° 51 '0 "  N , 6 ° 43' 12"  O ; CH1903:  545191  /  189015
Height :	440  m above sea level M.
Height range :	427–1320 m above sea level M.
Area :	11.37  km²
Residents:	995 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	88 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.concise.ch
Concise seen from a vineyard to the west
Location of the municipality

Concise is a municipality in the Jura-Nord vaudois district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland .

geography

Concise is at 440  m above sea level. M. , 10 km northeast of the district capital Yverdon-les-Bains (linear distance). The village extends at the southern foot of the Jura , at the foot of Mont Aubert on both sides of the village stream Ruisseau du Moulin , near the shores of Lake Neuchâtel .

The area of ​​the 11.4 km² municipal area includes a section on the north-west bank of Lake Neuchâtel. The community soil extends from the lake shore northwards over the densely wooded slope ( Bois de la Côte ) to the Jura ridge of Mont Aubert, on which at 1320  m above sea level. M. the highest point of Concise is reached. A small part of the municipality ( Joux de Mutrux ) lies north of the ridge in the catchment area of ​​the La Vaux brook . To the east, the area includes the Bois de Seyte ( 635  m above sea level ), a foothill of Mont Aubert. In 1997, 5% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 67% for forests and woodlands and 28% for agriculture.

Concise includes the hamlets of La Raisse ( 466  m above sea level ) on the eastern slope of the Bois de Seyte and La Lance ( 435  m above sea level ) on its southern slope in the Diaz valley, as well as some individual farms. Concise's neighboring municipalities are Corcelles-près-Concise , Bonvillars , Provence and Mutrux in the canton of Vaud and La Grande Béroche in the canton of Neuchâtel .

population

With 995 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) Concise is one of the smaller communities in the canton of Vaud. 88.2% of the residents are French-speaking, 5.9% German-speaking and 3.2% Portuguese-speaking (as of 2000). Concise's population has been stable for 150 years. It amounted to 746 inhabitants in 1850, 726 inhabitants in 1900 and 702 inhabitants in 1950.

Rural fountain in Concise on the road to Neuchâtel made of Jura limestone in the region

economy

Concise is still a predominantly agricultural village today . In the vicinity of the village and on the lower slopes of the Jura, viticulture , arable farming and fruit growing are mainly practiced , while cattle and dairy farming predominate on Mont Aubert . There are other jobs in metal construction companies and in local small businesses.

traffic

The community has good transport links. It is located on the main road 5 from Neuchâtel to Yverdon . With the opening of the A5 motorway in May 2005, the town center experienced a noticeable reduction in traffic congestion. The next connection to the motorway, which crosses the municipality, is around 5 km from the town center.

On November 7, 1859, the railway line from Yverdon to Neuchâtel was inaugurated with a station in Concise. The winding route between Concise and Gorgier was straightened as part of the new line by Bahn 2000 and relocated into an open-cast tunnel near the center of Concise. The bus route from Yverdon to Gorgier provides for the fine distribution in public transport.

history

Concise village church

Aerial photo (1954)

Concise can look back on a very long tradition of settlement. Numerous cultural layers of the Neolithic and the Bronze Age were discovered along the lake shore with the construction of the railway (until 1859) . The pile dwellings were probably inhabited between 3850 and 1050 BC. With the new construction of the railway line from 1990 to 2000, further excavations were carried out under the supervision of the cantonal monument protection. The lakeshore near Concise is one of the most important stations for pile dwellers north of the Alps. From the Iron Age, there was a settlement on the terrace near Concise. A burial mound with a diameter of around 15 m dates from this time. Traces from Roman times have also been preserved.

The first written mention of the place took place in 1179 under the name Concisa . The name comes from the Latin word concidere (meaning to fell , for example felled tree or felled forest ). Concise had belonged to the Grandson reign since the Middle Ages . North of the village, the Battle of Grandson took place on March 2, 1476 , in which the Confederates defeated Charles the Bold's troops. Today a plaque and a memorial stone commemorate the battle. After 1476 Grandson became a bailiwick under the common rule of Bern and Freiburg . After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , Concise 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 Concise

The current Reformed Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste was probably built at the end of the 11th century. The bell tower and the semicircular apse in the Romanesque style date from this period . The other components show Gothic styles from the 15th and 16th centuries. Further alterations and restorations were carried out in the 17th and 19th centuries. The rectory was built in 1738. In the La Rive district, some houses from the 15th century have been preserved. The structure of the rest of the village also has numerous houses from the 17th to 19th centuries.

In a valley east of the village is the former monastery La Lance. The Carthusian monastery of Saint-Lieu de la Lance was founded in 1317. In 1537 it was abolished with the introduction of the Reformation . The buildings were sold and have since served as a mansion, with a round tower added. The small cloister has been preserved from the founding time. Most of the monastery buildings date from the 16th century, and the former church, which has a portal from the 14th century, is now used for secular purposes.

La Raisse Gallo-Roman quarry

In the “La Raisse” corridor north of the village of Concise and not far from the shores of Lake Neuchâtel , in an area overgrown with trees and scrub, there is an old quarry (carrière de la Raisse). The upper part is a relic of Gallo-Roman building culture north of the Alps and is therefore a protected area monument . Somewhat unnoticed due to its location, the quarry is nevertheless one of the most important preserved examples of Gallo-Roman stone mining in Central Europe.

The light beige limestone from the chalk (Upper Urgon) here was used as a building material for ancient buildings in the region, for example in the amphitheater of Avenches (Aventicum). In museums in the area, isolated Gallo-Roman architectural elements can be seen, the origin of which is associated with this quarry. In addition, it must be said that in the steep ascent of the Swiss Jura there are other old, partly ancient quarries.

The visitor reaches the area via a gravel driveway and can obtain information from a board. The Gallo-Roman part of the quarry area shows the way natural stone was extracted in ancient times. The raw blocks to be extracted were exposed by grinding (cutting out furrows). The work was given up at a time when raw block extraction was planned. This makes the principle of extraction technology easy to see.

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Concise (French)
• Claus Wolf, Philippe Heubi: Concise. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Aerial photography
• La Lance (pictures and weblink)

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 .