Saint-Oyens

Sister cities

• Saint-Oyen
• Montbellet

History

Saint-Oyens is first mentioned in 1139 as Sancto Eugendo (Medieval Latin for Saint Eugendus). By the 13th Century the church of Saint Oyens was first mentioned and it was totally rebuilt during 1877-78. Some farmhouses in the municipality are from the 18th and 19th Centuries.

Geography

Saint-Oyens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 56.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 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 is located between the vineyards of La Côte and the Jura Mountains.