Peney-le-Jorat

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Vaud (VD)

District :

Gros-de-Vaud

Municipality :

Jorat-Menthue

Postal code :

1059

Coordinates :

545 543 / 164801 coordinates: 46 ° 37 '56 " N , 6 ° 43' 39" O ; CH1903: five hundred forty-five thousand five hundred forty-three / 164801

Height :

841 m above sea level M.

Area :

4.46 km²

Residents:

378 (December 31, 2010)

Population density :

85 inhabitants per km²

Peney-le-Jorat

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Parish before the merger on June 30, 2011

Aerial photo from 1200 m by Walter Mittelholzer , Peney-le-Jorat in the foreground (1924)

Peney-le-Jorat was a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland . Peney-le-Jorat merged on July 1, 2011 with the municipalities of Montaubion-Chardonney , Sottens , Villars-Mendraz and Villars-Tiercelin to form the new municipality of Jorat-Menthue .

geography

Peney-le-Jorat is 841 m above sea level. M. , 15 kilometers north-northeast of the canton capital Lausanne (linear distance ). The clustered village extends over a plateau on the northern roof of the Jorat plateau in the Vaudois Central Plateau .

The area of the 4.5 km² former municipal area covers a section of the Molasse Heights between the Mentue in the west and the central Broyetal in the east. The main part of the area is occupied by the plateau near Peney-le-Jorat, which is bordered in the northwest and north by the valley of the Ruisseau de Neyrevaux , in the east by its side stream Les Gaudines . To the west, the municipality extends to the forest hill Le Faz ( 885 m above sea level ). To the south the area extends to the wooded heights of the Jorat and reaches in the forest area Les Gares at 915 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Peney-le-Jorat. In 1997, 5% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 39% for forests and trees and 56% for agriculture.

The hamlet of Montmeillan ( 847 m above sea level ) to the east of the village and several individual farms belonged to the municipality of Peney-le-Jorat . Neighboring communities of Peney-le-Jorat were Corcelles-le-Jorat , Villars-Tiercelin , Montaubion-Chardonney , Villars-Mendraz , Sottens and Hermenches .

population

With 378 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2010), Peney-le-Jorat was one of the small communities in the canton of Vaud. 91.4% of the residents are French-speaking, 3.5% Portuguese-speaking and 3.2% German-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Peney-le-Jorat was 283 in 1900. After that, a decrease to 196 inhabitants was recorded due to steady emigration until 1980; since then the population has increased significantly again.

economy

Peney-le-Jorat was a predominantly agricultural village until the second half of the 20th century . Even today, have agriculture and livestock an important role in the employment structure of the population. Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. There used to be a mill on the Ruisseau de Neyrevaux. With the construction of several single-family houses in the last few decades, the village has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work primarily in Lausanne and Moudon .

traffic

Peney-le-Jorat is located off the major thoroughfares on a connecting road from Corcelles-le-Jorat to Saint-Cierges . Peney-le-Jorat is connected to the public transport network through a postbus course that runs from Thierrens to Froideville .

history

The first written mention of the place took place in 1154 under the names Pinoy and Pinetum . In 1228 the name Piney appeared and then the spelling Pigney has been handed down. The place name is derived from the Latin word pinetum (fir forest).

The area around Peney-le-Jorat belonged to the bishops of Lausanne in the Middle Ages and came to the lords of Palézieux in the 12th century . They left the cleared island in 1154 to the Cistercian Abbey of Haut-Crêt , which had recently been founded and which also had the right to use the extensive forests of the Jorat belonging to the Bishop of Lausanne.

After the conquest of the Vaud by Bern, the village came to the Bernese Landvogtei Oron in 1557 and formed an exclave relatively far from the main area. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , Peney-le-Jorat 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 Oron district.

Attractions

The church of Peney-le-Jorat was built in 1812 and the bell tower was added in 1842. Some characteristic farmhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the old town center.

Web links

Community information
Olivier Frédéric Dubuis: Peney-le-Jorat. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Aerial views of the village