Essertes

Geschichte

Essertes is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryEssertes is first mentioned in 1154 as terram de Sartis. In 1271 it was mentioned as de Essertes.GeographyEssertes has an area, of 1.7km2. Of this area, 1.23km2 or 74.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.28km2 or 17.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.15km2 or 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.2%. Out of the forested land, 10.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 58.2% is used for growing crops and 13.9% is pastures, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Oron District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Essertes became part of the new district of Lavaux-Oron.The municipality is located in the Jorat region, on the border with the Canton of Fribourg. It consists of the linear village of Essertes (on the Vevey-Moudon road) and the hamlets of Bretonnaire and Les Clos.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, on a Stump eradicated Or a Cuckoo proper.