Chavornay

Geschichte

Chavornay is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Essert-Pittet and Corcelles-sur-Chavornay merged into the municipality of Chavornay.HistoryChavornay is first mentioned in 927 as Cavorniacum. In 1228 it was mentioned as Chavornai.GeographyAfter the 2017 merger Chavornay had an area of. Before the merger Chavornay had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 11.07km2. Of this area, about 65.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 3.9% is unproductive land. In the 2013/18 survey a total of 105ha or about 9.5% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 49ha over the 1980 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by 2ha and is now about 0.63% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, 10ha is used for orchards and vineyards, 706ha is fields and grasslands and 0ha consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1980 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 54ha. Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by 1ha. Rivers and lakes cover 36ha in the municipality.The municipality was part of the Orbe District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Chavornay became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.The municipality is located on the eastern edge of the Orbe valley, on the right side of the Talent river.