Noville VD

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

Noville
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Vaud (VD)
District :	Aigle
BFS no. :	5408
Postal code :	1845
Coordinates :	558 559  /  136.75 thousand coordinates: 46 ° 22 '51 "  N , 6 ° 54' 0"  O ; CH1903:  558 559  /  136,750
Height :	378  m above sea level M.
Height range :	372–386 m above sea level M.
Area :	10.39  km²
Residents:	1118 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	108 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.noville.ch
On Lake Geneva
Location of the municipality

Noville is a municipality in the Aigle district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland .

geography

Aerial photo (1971)

The Noville Municipal House

Noville is 378  m above sea level. M. , 8 km northwest of the district capital Aigle (air line). The village extends in the wide valley east of the Rhone , just before it flows into Lake Geneva , at the foot of the Vaudois Alps.

The area of ​​the 10.3 km² municipal area covers a section of the Rhône valley. The communal soil extends from the canalised course of the Rhône eastward over the flat valley and the Grand Canal to the arable land of Noville. The eastern boundary is the Eau Froide , which flows into Lake Geneva at Villeneuve. Along the shores of Lake Geneva, which belongs to Noville between the mouths of the Rhône and Eau Froide, is the protected wetland Les Grangettes with extensive reeds and reeds, ponds and forests.

The island Île de Peilz is 500 m from the shore. The highest point of Noville is 381  m above sea level. M. reached at Crebelley. In 1997, 8% of the municipal area was in settlements, 37% in forests and woodlands, 43% in agriculture and a little more than 12% was unproductive land.

The hamlet of Crebelley ( 379  m above sea level ) in the Rhône plain east of the Grand Canal and some individual farms belong to Noville . Neighboring municipalities to Noville are Villeneuve , Rennaz , Roche and Chessel in the canton of Vaud and Port-Valais in the canton of Valais .

population

With 1118 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) Noville is one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. 89.5% of the residents are French-speaking, 5.0% German-speaking and 2.6% Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Noville was 415 in 1900. The population remained fairly constant over the course of the 20th century. Only since 1980 (427 inhabitants) has there been significant population growth.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Noville was predominantly an agricultural village. Even today, arable farming and fruit growing in the Rhône plain have an important place in the employment structure of the population. Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. In the village there is a nursery, a carpenter's shop, a shipbuilding company and a mechanical workshop. The municipality has a campsite near the shores of Lake Geneva. In the last few decades the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work mainly in the Vevey-Montreux region.

traffic

The community has good transport connections. It is located on the connecting road that leads from Villeneuve to Vouvry . The next motorway connection to the A9 (Lausanne-Sion), which opened in 1970, is around 3 km from the town center. Noville is connected to the public transport network through a postbus course that runs from Villeneuve to Vouvry.

The Passerelle des Grangettes leads over the Rhone Canal to Le Bouveret.

history

The first written mention of the place took place in 1177 under the name Nova Villa ; In 1342 the name Novella appeared . The village was founded by residents of neighboring Villeneuve. Since the Middle Ages Noville was under the Count of Savoy.

With the conquest of Aigle by Bern in 1476, Noville came under the administration of the Aigle governorate . After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , the village 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 Aigle district. Noville only got its current borders in 1834 after the separation from Rennaz.

When the Rhône was dyed in the second half of the 19th century, a large part of the wetland south of Lake Geneva was drained and valuable arable land was gained.

coat of arms

Description : A red armored and tongued golden griffin in blue .

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Noville

The Church of Noville

The church of Noville dates back to the Middle Ages and has wall paintings from the 14th century. It initially belonged to the Bishop of Sion and since 1177 has been under the care of the Canons of the Great St. Bernard. The residential building of the Essert homestead was built after 1718.

Personalities

• Mathéo Tuscher (* 1996), Swiss racing driver

Web links

Commons : Noville VD  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Municipality of Noville (French)
• Aerial views of the village
• Liliane Desponds: Noville. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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 .