Mollens VD

VD is the abbreviation for the canton of Vaud in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Mollens .

Mollens
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Vaud (VD)
District :	Morges
BFS no. :	5431
Postal code :	1146
Coordinates :	517575  /  159 068 coordinates: 46 ° 34 '40 "  N , 6 ° 21' 48"  O ; CH1903:  517575  /  159068
Height :	742  m above sea level M.
Height range :	665–1598 m above sea level M.
Area :	10.99  km²
Residents:	283 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	26 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.mollensvd.ch
Location of the municipality

Mollens is a municipality in the Morges district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland .

geography

Mollens lies at 742  m above sea level. M. , 13 km northwest of the district capital Morges (air line). The clustered village extends on the lower southern slope of the Jura , at the foot of Mont Tendre and on the edge of the Jura foot plateau.

The area of ​​the 11.0 km² municipal area covers a section of the western edge zone of the Vaud Central Plateau and the Vaud Jura. The eastern part of the municipality lies in the area of ​​the Jura foot plateau and is bounded by the Veyron stream. To the west, the municipality extends over the densely forested steep slope ( Côte de Mollens ) of the foremost Jura chain to the anticline of Mont Tendre. On the western slope above the Jura high pasture Pré de Mollens is 1600  m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of Mollens. In 1997, 2% of the municipal area was in settlements, 50% in forests and woodlands, 47% in agriculture and a little less than 1% was unproductive land.

Some individual farms belong to Mollens. Neighboring communities of Mollens are Montricher , Pampigny , Apples , Ballens and Berolle .

population

With 283 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Mollens is one of the small communities in the canton of Vaud. 93.8% of the residents are French-speaking, 4.0% German-speaking and 1.1% Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Mollens was 481 in 1900. After the population had decreased to 214 by 1990, the population has increased again since then.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Mollens was a village dominated by agriculture . While arable farming predominates at the foot of the Jura , cattle breeding and dairy farming dominate the highlands . Due to the large proportion of forests, forestry also has a certain importance. Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. In the last few decades the village has developed into a residential community, which is why many workers do their work abroad.

traffic

The municipality is located on the cantonal road that leads from Bière to L'Isle . Mollens is connected to the public transport network through the Postbus course, which runs from L'Isle via Bière to Gimel .

history

The first written mention of the place took place in 1139 under the name Morlens , in 1228 the name Mollinges appeared . Mollens has been under the Romainmôtier monastery since the Middle Ages . Secular rule, however, was held by the lords of Mont-le-Grand ( Mont-sur-Rolle ). With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, Mollens came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Morges and formed its own court within it. On April 5, 1798, numerous houses and the church fell victim to a fire. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , Mollens 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 Aubonne district.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Mollens VD

The current construction of the church of Mollens dates from 1798. The Château de Mollens, a manor with two side wings at right angles to it, was built in 1791 based on the castle of L'Isle. Characteristic farmhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the town center.

Web links

Commons : Mollens VD  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Mollens VD (French)
• François Béboux: Mollens (VD). 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 .