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Bonvillars
Bonvillars is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Bonvillars is first mentioned in 1100 AD as ''Binvilar''. Local Savoyard Knight Sir John de Bonvillars (Sir Jean de Bevillard in French) was brother in law to nearby Otton de Grandson of Grandson Castle. Sir John was a household knight in the service of King Edward I of England. Bonvillars held the post of Deputy Justicier of Wales prior to being First Constable of Harlech Castle from 1285 to his death by drowning (probably during siege of Dryslwyn in South Wales) between July and November 1287. Married to Agnes de Bevillard (likely sister of Otto de Grandson). Geography Bonvillars has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Bonvillars
Sir John de Bonvillars (c. ?–1287) was a medieval Savoyard knights in the service of Edward I, Savoyard knight in the service of Edward I. He was the brother in law of Otto de Grandson, and like William de Cicon, had been introduced to English service by Otto. From Bonvillars in Savoy, now the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland, close to Grandson Castle, he was brother-in-law to Otto de Grandson. Knight of King Edward I of England, Edward I's Medieval household, household and deputy Welsh Justicier to Otto de Grandson from 1284 to 1287. On 2 April 1277 he was bearer of a letter to Otto de Grandson who was besieging Dolforwyn Castle. Was at Chester in September 1277. Revisited Savoy in 1278, was at Evian on 22 March 1279. With Otto in Wales in 1282 when latter was commanding forces based on Montgomery, Powys, Montgomery. In 1283 was sent to Wales, in 1284 he was described as Otto de Grandson's Knight Companion. Bonvillars oversaw the construction of Conwy Castle. First Constable of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandson, Switzerland
Grandson () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is situated on the south-west tip of Lake Neuchâtel, about 25 km (15 miles) north of Lausanne. It was part of the Kingdom of Upper Burgundy until the death of Rudolph III of Burgundy (993-1032), also King of Lower Burgundy, the last in the male line, when it was united with the Holy Roman Empire. On 2 March 1476, during the Burgundian Wars, Charles the Bold was defeated here in the Battle of Grandson. History The Grandson family is first mentioned in the second half of the 11th century as ''Grancione''. The town was first mentioned around 1100 as ''de castro Grancione''. Around 1126 it was mentioned as ''castri Grandissoni'' and in 1154 it was called ''apud Grantionem''. Prehistoric settlements In May 1895 a farmer discovered a buried underground menhir weighing about three tons and about tall in Les Echâtelards. The monolith now stands in the vicinity of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jura-North Vaudois District
Jura-Nord Vaudois District (french: district du Jura-Nord vaudois) is a district in Vaud canton of Switzerland. Its capital is Yverdon-les-Bains. Geography Jura-Nord vaudois has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010. Demographics Jura-Nord vaudois has a population () of . In there were 605 live births to Swiss citizens and 195 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 608 deaths of Swiss citizens and 48 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandson District
Grandson was a district of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Grandson. On 1 September 2006 the district was dissolved and all the municipalities joined the new Jura-North Vaudois District (french: District du Jura-Nord vaudois).Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 Municipalities * * Bullet * |
Champagne, Switzerland
Champagne () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Champagne is first mentioned in 885 as ''Campania''. In 1998 Switzerland agreed with the European Union that, in exchange for allowing Swissair to make stop overs in European Union cities, residents of the village would have to stop using its name on products they produced after 2004. After a failed lawsuit in 2002, the village was forced to remove the name in 2004. Sales dropped from 110,000 bottles a year to 32,000 after the change. In April 2008, villagers voted to continue to try to use the name. Geography Champagne has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 36.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.0% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provence, Switzerland
Provence is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Provence is first mentioned in 1340 as ''Provency''. Geography Provence has an area, , of . Of this area, or 54.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 36.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.2% is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlech Castle
Harlech Castle ( cy, Castell Harlech; ) in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, is a Grade I listed medieval fortification built onto a rocky knoll close to the Irish Sea. It was built by Edward I during his invasion of Wales between 1282 and 1289 at the relatively modest cost of £8,190. Over the next few centuries, the castle played an important part in several wars, withstanding the siege of Madog ap Llywelyn between 1294 and 1295, but falling to Prince Owain Glyndŵr in 1404. It then became Glyndŵr's residence and military headquarters for the remainder of the uprising until being recaptured by English forces in 1409. During the 15th century Wars of the Roses, Harlech was held by the Lancastrians for seven years, before Yorkist troops forced its surrender in 1468, a siege memorialised in the song "Men of Harlech". Following the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642, the castle was held by forces loyal to Charles I, holding out until 1647 when it became the last fortification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onnens
Onnens ( frp, Onens ) is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Onnens is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Unens''. Geography Onnens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 41.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 49.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 47.9% of the total lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corcelles-près-Concise
Corcelles-près-Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Corcelles-près-Concise is first mentioned in 885 as ''Corceles''. In 888 it was mentioned as ''Corcella''. Geography Corcelles-près-Concise has an area, , of . Of this area, or 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.2% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontanezier
Fontanezier is a former municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Fontanezier, Romairon, Vaugondry and Villars-Burquin merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Tévenon.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office . Retrieved 17 February 2011 History Fontanezier is first mentioned in 1403 as ''Fontanisy''.Geography Fontanezier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 49.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.4% is settled (buildings or roads).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concise
Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Concise is first mentioned in 1179 as ''Concisa''. Geography Concise has an area, , of . Of this area, or 24.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 66.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.6% of the area Out of the forested land, 64.6% of the tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheseaux-Noréaz
Cheseaux-Noréaz is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Cheseaux is first mentioned in 1147 as ''Chesaut''. Noréaz was first mentioned in 1177 as ''Nobraia''. The two villages merged into Cheseaux-Noréaz in 1798. Geography Cheseaux-Noréaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 26.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 52.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes and or 10.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. while parks, gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
