Villars-Burquin

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Villars-Burquin
Coat of arms of Villars-Burquin
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud (VD)
District : Jura north vaudoisw
Municipality : Tévenoni2
Postal code : 1423
former BFS no. : 5570
Coordinates : 537 984  /  188715 coordinates: 46 ° 50 '48 "  N , 6 ° 37' 32"  O ; CH1903:  537 984  /  188715
Height : 750  m above sea level M.
Area : 4.81  km²
Residents: 571 (December 31, 2010)
Population density : 119 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.villars-burquin.ch
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Villars-Burquin (Switzerland)
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Parish before the merger on June 30, 2011

Villars-Burquin was a municipality in the Jura-Nord vaudois district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland . On July 1, 2011, the municipality of Villars-Burquin merged with Romairon , Vaugondry and Fontanezier to form the new municipality of Tévenon .

geography

Villars-Burquin is 750  m above sea level. M. , seven kilometers north of the district capital Yverdon-les-Bains (beeline). The village extends on the southern slope of the Jura , in a panoramic location around 300 m above lake level of Lake Neuchâtel .

The area of ​​the 4.8 km² former municipal area comprises a narrow section on the anticline of the Chasseron chain. The municipal soil extends from the foot of the Jura northwards over the slope of Villars-Burquin and the wooded escarpment of La Côte to the ridge of En Tévenon ( 1345  m above sea level ). To the north of this ridge , a narrow tip extends over the Creux aux Chèvres basin and the La Joux forest height , which is 1,432  m above sea level. M. forms the highest point in the municipality, extending into the valley of the Bied stream above the Poëta Raisse gorge . The brook belongs to the catchment area of ​​the Areuse . In 1997, 6% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 61% for forests and woodlands and 33% for agriculture.

The municipality of Villars-Burquin included a few individual farms, which are widely scattered on the Jura heights. Neighboring municipalities to Villars-Burquin before the merger were Fontaines-sur-Grandson , Mauborget , Romairon and Vaugondry .

population

With 571 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2010) Villars-Burquin was one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. 91.3% of the residents are French-speaking, 4.8% German-speaking and 0.8% Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Villars-Burquin was 302 inhabitants in 1900, after which the village suffered a decrease to 138 inhabitants by 1970 due to strong emigration. Since then, a significant increase in population has been recorded.

economy

Villars-Burquin was mainly an agricultural village until the second half of the 20th century . Today arable farming is predominant in the lower municipal area , while cattle and dairy farming are practiced on the Jura heights . There are other jobs in local small businesses. In the last few decades, Villars-Burquin has developed into a residential community thanks to its beautiful and easily accessible location. The vast majority of those in work are therefore commuters who work primarily in Yverdon .

traffic

Villars-Burquin is located off the major thoroughfares on the cantonal road from Grandson to Mauborget . The closest connection to the A5 motorway (Yverdon-Neuchâtel) is around 6 km from the town center. Villars-Burquin is connected to the public transport network through the Postbus course, which runs from Yverdon to Mauborget.

history

The name Villars-Burquin has only existed since the 17th century. The place was formerly known as chez le Roy ; The spelling Villars-Bourquin also appeared in the documents. Villars-Burquin was part of the Grandson domain. After 1476 Grandson became a bailiwick under the common rule of Bern and Freiburg . 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 . The independent municipality of Villars-Burquin was not created until 1844 after it was separated from Fiez . Today the village with its church is a parish for the surrounding villages on the slope of La Côte.

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