Saint-Oyens

Geschichte

Saint-Oyens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud located at the foot of the Jura mountains. It lies in the district of Morges.HistorySaint-Oyens is first mentioned in 1139 as Sancto Eugendo. By the 13th Century the church of Saint Oyens was first mentioned. It was totally rebuilt in 1877-78. Some farmhouses in the municipality are from the 18th and 19th Centuries.GeographySaint-Oyens has an area, of 3.05km2. Of this area, 1.72km2 or 56.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.17km2 or 38.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.15km2 or 4.9% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 36.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 43.9% is used for growing crops and 11.8% is pastures.The municipality was part of the Aubonne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Saint-Oyens became part of the new district of Morges.The municipality is located between the vineyards of La Côte and the Jura Mountains.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, in Chief Or an Eagle Sable.