Mezieres VD

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VD is the abbreviation for the canton of Vaud in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Mézièresf .
Mezieres
Coat of arms of Mézières
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud (VD)
District : Lavaux-Oron
Municipality : Jorat-Mezieresi2
Postal code : 1083
former BFS no. : 5791
Coordinates : 548 784  /  160 728 coordinates: 46 ° 35 '45 "  N , 6 ° 46' 13"  O ; CH1903:  548,784  /  160728
Height : 742  m above sea level M.
Area : 3.48  km²
Residents: 1193 (December 31, 2014)
Population density : 343 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.jorat-mezieres.ch
Mezieres VD

Mezieres VD

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Mézières VD (Switzerland)
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Parish before the merger on June 30, 2016

Mézières is a village, until June 30, 2016 a political municipality in the merged municipality of Jorat-Mézières in the Lavaux-Oron district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland .

geography

Aerial photo (1964)

Mézières lies at 742  m above sea level. M. , 14 kilometers northeast of the canton capital Lausanne (linear distance ). The former farming village extends on a hill between the valleys of Bressonne and Carrouge , on the eastern roof of the high plateau of the Jorat in the Vaud Central Plateau .

The area of ​​the 3.9 km² former municipal area comprised a section of the Molasse Heights between the Jorat and the upper reaches of the Broye . The eastern border ran along the Carrouge stream. From here the communal soil extended westward over the wide valley low on the hill of Mézières ( 752  m above sea level ) and to the southwest over the wooded areas Bois des Riaux and Bois de la Côte north of the cleared island of Les Cullayes as far as the Bressonne valley . At the height north of Les Cullayes is 830  m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of Mézières. In 1997, 15% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 23% for forests and woodlands and 62% for agriculture.

Mézières includes extensive single-family house quarters as well as several farm settlements and individual courtyards. Neighboring communities of Mézières were Carrouge , Ferlens , Servion and Montpreveyres .

population

With 1193 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2014), Mézières was one of the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Vaud. 91.6% of the residents are French-speaking, 4.3% German-speaking and 1.1% Portuguese-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Mézières was 498 in 1900. Since 1970 (540 inhabitants) the population has increased significantly and doubled within 30 years. Today the settlement area of ​​Mézières has grown together almost completely with that of Carrouge.

economy

Mézières was a predominantly agricultural village until the second half of the 20th century . Even today, agriculture and animal husbandry have a certain place in the income structure of the population. Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. In recent years, some new companies have set up in Mézières. Companies from the electrical installation, construction, IT and measuring instruments industries are represented in the village.

With the construction of numerous single-family houses since the 1970s, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Lausanne and Vevey .

traffic

Mézières has good transport links. It is on the main road from Moudon via Chexbres to Vevey , but also has a good connection to main road 1 (Lausanne-Moudon). Mézières is connected to the public transport network by the number 62 of the Transports publics de la région Lausannoise , which runs from Lausanne to Moudon. Another bus line operates the route from Mézières to Oron-la-Ville .

history

The first written mention of the place took place in 1150 under the name Maiseriis . Later the names Maseres (1161), Maseriis (1170), Masieres (1177), Maisieres (1180), Masirie (1184), Maceriis (1186), Messeretes (1228), Mayseres (1290), Mayseriis (1292) and afterwards Mexieres . The place name goes back to the Latin word maceriae , from which the old French maisière developed. Both words mean wall , especially ruined walls , and therefore denote the ruins of a building.

In the Middle Ages , Mézières belonged to the rule of Vulliens and later formed its own rule. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, the village came under the administration of the Moudon Bailiwick . After the collapse of the Ancien Régime , Mézières 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.

A merger of Mézières with the neighboring communities of Montpreveyres , Les Cullayes and Servion was sought, but failed on January 15, 2006 at the ballot box on the narrow no of the residents of Montpreveyres. The other three municipalities agreed to the merger.

On July 1, 2016, Mézières merged with the former municipalities of Carrouge and Ferlens to form the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières .

Attractions

The Reformed Church of Mézières was built in 1707; In 1733 the front tower made of sandstone blocks was added. Inside there is a stone pulpit from 1712. The rectory dates from 1730.

The Théâtre du Jorat in 1921

The most remarkable building in Mézières is the Théâtre du Jorat , which can look back on a special history. Pastor Martin, who was in office at the end of the 18th century, advocated an exemption of the potato from the tithe tax , because the potato is not a grain but a vegetable. He was arrested and taken to Bern, where he was acquitted. With triumph he then took up his post in Mézières again. More than a hundred years later, René Morax captured this event in the play La Dîme , which premiered on April 16, 1903 in Mézières with great commitment from the village population. As a result, the imposing wooden structure of the Théâtre du Jorat was built according to plans by a Geneva architect couple and inaugurated in 1908. The theater, which could seat up to 1000 spectators, was the location of numerous performances until the Second World War , including the world premiere of Arthur Honegger's oratorio Le Roi David . After a restoration in the 1980s, the Théâtre du Jorat again gained a national reputation as a cultural center with numerous performances of plays, operas and concerts.

  • Village center, Restaurant du Jorat

  • Temple

  • Village schoolhouse

  • AIESM school center

  • Family burial site, General Guisan

Personalities

Mézières is the birthplace of General Henri Guisan .

literature

Web links

Commons : Mézières VD  - Collection of images, videos and audio files