Poliez-le-Grand

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Vaud (VD)

District :

Gros-de-Vaud

Municipality :

Montilliez

Postal code :

1041

former BFS no. :

5532

Coordinates :

540 699 / 165403 coordinates: 46 ° 38 '14 " N , 6 ° 39' 51" O ; CH1903: five hundred forty thousand six hundred ninety-nine / 165403

Height :

695 m above sea level M.

Area :

5.15 km²

Residents:

715 (December 31, 2010)

Population density :

139 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.poliez-le-grand.ch

map

Parish before the merger on June 30, 2011

Poliez-le-Grand was a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland . On July 1, 2011, Poliez-le-Grand merged with the municipalities of Dommartin , Naz and Sugnens to form the new municipality of Montilliez .

geography

Poliez-le-Grand is 695 m above sea level. M. , two and a half kilometers east of Echallens and 13 kilometers north of the canton capital Lausanne (as the crow flies). The clustered village extends on a plateau on the northern roof of the heights of the Jorat , in the eastern Gros de Vaud , in the Vaudois Central Plateau .

The area of the 5.2 km² former municipal area covers a section of the higher Vaud Central Plateau. The main part of the area is taken up by the Poliez-le-Grand plateau, which slopes slightly to the northeast. The Botterel stream drains the plateau northeast to the Mentue . The Coruz also flows parallel to the Botterel, and in parts it forms the eastern border of Poliez-le-Grand. In the far south, the municipality extends into the forest of Haut les Bois , in which at 738 m above sea level. M. the highest point of the municipality is reached. To the west, the area extends to the Talent and to the edge of the level of Echallens, one level lower than the plateau of Poliez-le-Grand. In 1997, 7% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 13% for forests and woodlands and 80% for agriculture.

Poliez-le-Grand has numerous individual farms. Neighboring municipalities to Poliez-le-Grand are Echallens , Villars-le-Terroir , Sugnens , Naz , Dommartin , Poliez-Pittet and Bottens .

population

With 715 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2010), Poliez-le-Grand was one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. 94.1% of the residents are French-speaking, 3.8% German-speaking and 0.8% Spanish-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Poliez-le-Grand was 349 in 1900. After the population had decreased to 289 people by 1970, a clear increase in population was recorded again.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Poliez-le-Grand was predominantly an agricultural village. Even today, agriculture and animal husbandry have a certain importance in the income structure of the population. There are other jobs in local small businesses and in the service sector. In recent years a commercial zone has been created to attract new businesses. The equestrian center La Sauvenière belongs to Poliez-le-Grand. In the last few decades the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Echallens and the greater Lausanne area .

traffic

Poliez-le-Grand is very well developed in terms of traffic, although it is located away from major thoroughfares. It has good connections to Echallens and the other neighboring villages. Poliez-le-Grand is connected to the public transport network by a postbus course that runs from Echallens to Thierrens .

history

The municipal area of Poliez-le-Grand was inhabited early on, which could be proven by traces of settlement from Roman times . The place was first mentioned in a document in 1225 under the name Pollie logrant . The place name goes back to the Roman personal name Pollius .

In the Middle Ages, Poliez-le-Grand probably formed a common territory with Poliez-Pittet , which was subordinate to the Lords of Bottens. However, other intellectual and secular lords also had real estate and the right to collect income in the municipality. After the Burgundian Wars , Poliez-le-Grand came to the Orbe-Echallens Bailiwick in 1476 , which was under the common rule of Bern and Friborg . The village population decided in 1619 for the Protestant faith, but the Catholics were granted the right to live in Poliez-le-Grand. 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 Echallens district.

Attractions

The parish church of Poliez-le-Grand, mentioned as early as 1141, was under the Montbenoît Abbey in France . The current building dates from 1711. Next to the church is the rectory built in 1699.

Web links

Commons : Poliez-le-Grand - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of Poliez-le-Grand (French)
Marianne Stubenvoll: Poliez-le-Grand. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Aerial photography