Les Planches VD

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VD is the abbreviation for the canton of Vaud in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Les Planchesf .
Les Planches
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud (VD)
District : Riviera-Pays-d'Enhautw
Municipality : Montreuxi2 w1
Postal code : 1820
Coordinates : 558361  /  142685 coordinates: 46 ° 26 '3 "  N , 6 ° 53' 49"  O ; CH1903:  558361  /  142685
Height : 421  m above sea level M.
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Les Planches VD (Switzerland)
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 1962

Les Planches is a former political municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland . From 1953 to 1961 the municipality was called Montreux-Planches and in 1962 it merged with Montreux-Châtelard to form the political municipality of Montreux .

location

The municipality of Les Planches was made up of the town of Les Planches, on the Montreux peninsula south of the Baye de Montreux torrent , and the villages and hamlets of Territet, Veraye, Collonge, Glion and Caux. The municipality of Les Planches comprised the smaller southern part of what is now Montreux, between the valley of the Baye de Montreux torrent in the north and that of the Veraye in the south and the shores of Lake Geneva in the west and the heights of the Rochers de Naye in the east.

population

With the economic upswing through the development of a tourist resort in the wake of neighboring Le Châtelard, the population of Les Planches increased significantly from 728 inhabitants in 1850 to 5591 inhabitants in 1910. After the population had declined slightly during the two world wars, there were again 5507 inhabitants in 1960.

history

In the Middle Ages, the area around Montreux belonged to the Bishop of Sitten, who founded the Viztum Montreux. The church of Saint Vincent de Les Planches has been mentioned since 1228 , but was probably built as early as the 11th century. In 1295 the entire bishopric was bought by Girard von Oron, and the name Les Planches was also mentioned for the first time . His successor, Girard II of Oron, had to sell part of this property due to financial difficulties. This led to the separation from Montreux when the then Count of Savoy acquired the lands around Les Planches (south of the Baye de Montreux) in 1317. The later Le Châtelard also came under the sovereignty of Savoy, but was returned to Girard II by Oron as a fief.

From then on, the history of Les Planches was closely linked to that of the neighboring Chillon Castle , which was the main seat of the Savoy family until 1442. In 1476, the Saint-Vincent church was damaged in a raid by the Confederates, but was rebuilt in the following years.

From 1536 to 1798, Les Planches belonged under Bernese rule to the Bailiwick of Chillon, which was renamed the Bailiwick of Vevey in 1735. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , Les Planches 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 Vevey district. Since the middle of the 19th century, the community has developed into a recreational and summer health resort with an international reputation, and the previous hamlets of Glion and Caux have been expanded into mountain health resorts with sanatoriums and hotels. The surrounding heights were opened up by various mountain railways. Numerous hotels have been built along the lake shore. In 1953 Les Planches took over the name Montreux-Planches and after the merger with Montreux-Châtelard , the municipality of Montreux received its current borders.

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