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Jorat
The Jorat (German: "der Jurten") is the area of the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland) located between the Gros-de-Vaud, West and the Broye, East. Geography It is a hill range that stretches from above Lausanne at the South and stretches toward Payerne at the North. Every stretch of land above 700 meters of altitude AMSL constitutes the mainly forest area called "Jorat". The culminating point is the Montagne du Château (929 meters). Villages Strictly speaking, the Jorat comprises 18 villages, with a lot of agriculture : * Carrouge, * Corcelles-le-Jorat, * Les Cullayes, * Essertes, * Ferlens, * Froideville, Vaud, Froideville, * Hermenches, * Mézières (Vaud), Mézières, * Montpreveyres, * Peney-le-Jorat, * Ropraz, * Servion, * Sottens, * Syens * Villars-Mendraz, * Villars-Tiercelin, * Vucherens, * Vulliens. Stretching somewhat the definition, some 20 villages could be added to the above listing. See also * Swiss Plateau {{Coord, 46, 34, 56, N, 6, 41, 28, E, region:CH-VD_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peney-le-Jorat
Peney-le-Jorat is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is in the south-west of Switzerland, in close proximity to both France and Italy. The villages of Villars-Tiercelin, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens, Villars-Mendraz and Peney-le-Jorat merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Jorat-Menthue.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 History Peney-le-Jorat is first mentioned around 1141-43 as ''Pinoy''.Geography Peney-le-Jorat has an area, , of . Of this area, or 54.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.7% is forested. Of the rest of the lan ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corcelles-le-Jorat
Corcelles-le-Jorat is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Corcelles-le-Jorat is first mentioned about 1140 as ''Corceleys''. Geography Corcelles-le-Jorat has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 42.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 39.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 28.1% is used for gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sottens
Sottens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is known for its radio transmitter for the French language Swiss radio, built in 1931. The municipalities of Villars-Tiercelin, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens, Villars-Mendraz and Peney-le-Jorat merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Jorat-Menthue.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 History Sottens is first mentioned in 1147 as ''Sotens''.Geography Sottens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 29.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.0% is se ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Servion
Servion () is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipality of Les Cullayes merged on 1 January 2012 into Servion.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 21 December 2011 History Servion is first mentioned in 1147 as ''Salvion'' and as ''Salviun''.Geography Servion has an area, , of . Of this area, or 60.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 15.9% is settled (buildings or roads).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villars-Tiercelin
Villars-Tiercelin was a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Villars-Tiercelin, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens, Villars-Mendraz and Peney-le-Jorat merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Jorat-Menthue.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 Geography Villars-Tiercelin has an area, , of . Of this area, or 45.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 46.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% is unproductive land.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montagne Du Château
Montagne du Château () is the highest hill of the Jorat. . Retrieved 11 March 2014. It lies west of Montpreveyres in the canton of , above the city of Lausanne
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Swiss Plateau
The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau (german: Schweizer Mittelland; french: plateau suisse; it, altopiano svizzero) is one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland, lying between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of the Swiss surface area, and is partly flat but mostly hilly. The average height is between and AMSL. It is by far the most densely populated region of Switzerland, the center of economy and important transportation. Geography In the north and northwest, the Swiss Plateau is sharply delimited geographically and geologically by the Jura Mountains. In the south, there is no clear border with the Alps. Usually, the rising of the terrain to altitudes above 1500 metres AMSL (lime Alps, partly sub-alpine molasse), which is very abrupt in certain places, is taken as a criterion for delimitation. Occasionally the regions of the higher Swiss Plateau, especially the hills of the canton of Fribourg, the Napf region, the Töss region, the (lower) To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villars-Mendraz
Villars-Mendraz is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Villars-Tiercelin, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens, Villars-Mendraz and Peney-le-Jorat merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Jorat-Menthue.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 Geography Villars-Mendraz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 72.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montpreveyres
Montpreveyres is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Montpreveyres is first mentioned in 1154 as ''Monteproverio''. In 1177 it was mentioned as ''Montpreuero''. Then in 1167 and again in 1228 it was called ''Mons Presbiteri''. Geography Montpreveyres has an area, , of . Of this area, or 40.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 50.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.2% 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 5.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Froideville, Vaud
Froideville is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Froideville is first mentioned in 1284 as ''Frigida Villa''. Geography Froideville has an area, , of . Of this area, or 38.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 51.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 27.5% is used for growing crops and 10.0% is pastures. The municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferlens
Ferlens is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016 the former municipalities of Ferlens, Carrouge and Mézières merged into the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières. History Ferlens is first mentioned around 1147-50 as ''Ferlens''. Geography Ferlens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 69.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrouge
Carrouge () is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016 the former municipalities of Carrouge, Ferlens and Mézières merged into the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières. History Carrouge is first mentioned in 1255 as ''Carrogium''. Geography Carrouge has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.7% 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, housing and buildings made up 5.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 17.9% of the total land area is heavily forested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
