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| Canton | Vaud | |
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Oron-la-Ville is a Swiss Municipality in the canton Vaud.
background
Oron-la-Ville is the capital of the Oron district. On January 1, 2008, it was added to the Lavaux-Oron district, and Oron-la-Ville lost its main location.
The area was already settled at the time of the Romans, but the military road from Aventicum led through the Broyetal (Avenches) according to Octodurum (Martigny). Not much has been preserved of the Uromagus settlement. The name Oron first appeared in a document from the Abbey of Saint-Maurice in 515, as the area that the Burgundian King Sigismund gave to the abbey. Parts of the area went back into the possession of Burgundy over time, so that Rudolf III. of Burgundy in 1017 bequeathed a large part of his property in the Oron area to the Abbey of Saint-Maurice. The rule of Oron developed from these abbey properties in the 12th century. The center of this reign was the Oron Castle, which is now in the municipality Oron-le-Châtel lies. Under the rule of the Savoy, the fiefdom was skilfully directed by the lords of Oron. So the rule experienced its heyday in the 13th century. The family also held important posts in Vaud until it went out in 1388. As a result, the lordship was inherited by the Counts of Gruyères. As a result, after the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, it remained with the County of Gruyères, albeit under the suzerainty of Bern. In 1555, Bern bought the former territory from the Counts of Gruyères. The claims to power of the Abbey of St. Maurice did not end until August 7, 1671, when Vaud became the capital of the Oron district.
getting there
In Oron, the main streets of Lausanne to Cop and the main street of Vevey to Moudon. The next motorway exit is Châtel St Denis on the A12.
The next train stations are in the neighboring communities. Above the slope in Oron-le-Châtel is the Oron train station on the main Lausanne-Friborg line, which, however, is only served irregularly by regional trains. On the other side of the Broye in the municipality of Châtillens is the Châtillens train station. The trains of the S 21 of the S-Bahn Léman stop here every hour.
There are bus routes to Palézieux-Gare, Mézières, La Verrerie and Romont.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- The reformed parish church has an oval floor plan and was built in 1678 according to plans by Abraham Dünz.
