Rivaz VD

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

Rivaz
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Vaud (VD)
District :	Lavaux-Oron
BFS no. :	5609
Postal code :	1071
Coordinates :	549 289  /  147 414 coordinates: 46 ° 28 '34 "  N , 6 ° 46' 42"  O ; CH1903:  549 289  /  147 414
Height :	445  m above sea level M.
Height range :	372-540 m above sea level M.
Area :	0.31  km²
Residents:	358 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	1155 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.rivaz.ch
Rivaz VD
Location of the municipality

Rivaz is a municipality in the Lavaux-Oron district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland .

Rivaz, Route de Sallaz

geography

View of Rivaz

Route de Sallaz, Rivaz (Lavaux)

Rivaz is 445  m above sea level. M. , 12 km east-southeast of the canton capital of Lausanne (linear distance). The wine-growing village extends over a small protrusion in the middle of the vineyards on the steep slope of Lavaux , below Chexbres, in a panoramic position around 70 m above lake level of Lake Geneva .

Aerial photo (1964)

With an area of ​​only 0.32 km², Rivaz is the smallest municipality in the canton of Vaud. Together with the municipality of Kaiserstuhl and Gottlieben (also 0.32 km² = 32 ha) it is the smallest municipality in Switzerland. The area comprises a section of the Lavaux on the north-eastern shore of Lake Geneva (around 700 m of the lakeshore line). The community soil extends from the lake shore northward up the steep vineyard to below the settlement area of ​​Chexbres, where at 542  m above sea level. M. the highest point of Rivaz is reached. The western boundary is the Forestay stream . In 1997, 25% of the municipal area was in settlements, 0% in forests and woodlands, 69% in agriculture and a little less than 6% was unproductive land.

Rivaz includes the hamlet of Sallaz ( 410  m above sea level ) on the edge of a small plaza. The neighboring municipalities of Rivaz are Puidoux , Chexbres and Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux) .

population

With 358 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Rivaz is one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Vaud. 83.6% of the residents are French-speaking, 5.7% German-speaking and 4.1% Portuguese-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Rivaz was 328 in 1900. It remained fairly stable throughout the 20th century.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Rivaz was predominantly an agricultural village. Even today, viticulture on the optimally sunny slopes of Lavaux (around 20 hectares) has an important role in the income structure of the population. Quality wines of the Appellations Epesses, Dézaley , Saint-Saphorin and Calamin are produced in Rivaz . Other jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector (wine cellars and shops). In the last few decades the village has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work primarily in Lausanne and the Vevey - Montreux region.

traffic

Although the community is off the through streets, it is still well developed in terms of traffic. A connection leads through Riex from the main road 9 on the lakeshore up to Chexbres . The next motorway connection to the A9 (Lausanne-Sion), which opened in 1974, is at Chexbres, around 1.5 km from the town. On April 2, 1861, the Lausanne-Villeneuve section of the Lausanne- Valais railway line went into operation with a station in Rivaz.

history

The first written mention of the place took place in 1141 under the name Ripa ; In 1324 the name Rippa appeared . The place name is derived from the Latin word ripa (shore). The earlier settlement was probably on the shores of Lake Geneva, but was completely destroyed in 563 due to a tidal wave triggered by a landslide near Martigny. Rivaz was then rebuilt at a safe height on the slope.

Rivaz has belonged to the bishops of Lausanne since the 13th century. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the Bailiwick of Lausanne . After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , Rivaz 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 Lavaux district. Rivaz was part of the large parish of Saint-Saphorin until 1810 and only then became a politically independent parish.

Attractions

Thanks to the Law for the Protection of Lavaux, Rivaz has retained its original shape as a compact wine-growing village with buildings from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

Web links

Commons : Rivaz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Municipality of Rivaz (French)
• Grégoire Montangero: Rivaz. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Aerial views of the village and its surroundings

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 .