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Moudon District
Moudon was a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Moudon. The district consisted of 32 municipalities and had an area of 119.61 km² with a population of 12273 inhabitants (End of 2003). Mergers and name changes * On 1 January 1961 the municipality of Bercher went to the Echallens District. * On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Boulens, Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Martherenges, Montaubion-Chardonney, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Ogens, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges, Sottens, Thierrens, and Villars-Mendraz came from the District de Moudon to join the Gros-de-Vaud District. * On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Brenles, Bussy-sur-Moudon, Chavannes-sur-Moudon, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Curtilles, Dompierre, Forel-sur-Lucens, Hermenches, Lovatens, Lucens, Moudon, Oulens-sur-Lucens, Prévonloup, Rossenge, Sarzens, Syens, Villars-le-Comte, and Vucherens came from the District de Moudon to join the Broye-Vully Distric ...
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Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green bicolour. Vaud is the third largest canton of the country by population and fourth by size. It is located in Romandy, the French-speaking western part of the country; and borders the canton of Neuchâtel to the north, the cantons of Fribourg and Bern to the east, the canton of Valais to the south, the canton of Geneva to the south-west and France to the west. The geography of the canton includes all three natural regions of Switzerland: the Jura Mountains, the Swiss Plateau and the (Swiss) Alps. It also includes some of the largest lakes of the country: Lake Geneva and Lake Neuchâtel. It is a major tourist destination, renowned for its landscapes and gastronomy. The largest city is ...
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Neyruz-sur-Moudon
Neyruz-sur-Moudon is a former municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Martherenges, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges, Thierrens and Chanéaz merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Montanaire.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013


History

Neyruz-sur-Moudon is first mentioned in 1147 as ''Noeruls'' and ''Nuruls''. It was first called Neyruz-sur-Moudon in 1953.


Geography

Neyruz-sur-Moudon had an area, , of . Of this area, or 69.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.4% is forested. ...
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Correvon
Correvon is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Martherenges, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges, Thierrens and Chanéaz merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Montanaire.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013


History

Correvon is first mentioned in 1166 as ''Correuont''.


Geography

Correvon had an area, , of . Of this area, or 83.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 12.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads).
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Chapelle-sur-Moudon
Chapelle-sur-Moudon is a former municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Martherenges, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges, Thierrens and Chanéaz merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Montanaire.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013


History

Chapelle-sur-Moudon is first mentioned in 1177 as ''Capellam''. In 1228 it was mentioned as ''Capella Vualdana''. Under Bernese administration, it was known as ''Chapelle Vaudanne''. After the creation of the Canton of Va ...
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Boulens
Boulens is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Boulens is first mentioned in 1142 as ''Bollens''. In 1177 it was mentioned as ''Boslens''. Geography Boulens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural lan ...
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Vucherens
Vucherens is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Geography Vucherens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. Out of the forested land, 21.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 38.8% is used for gr ...
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Syens
Syens is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Syens is first mentioned in 1018 as ''Ciens''. Geography Syens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.1% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.1%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 44.0% is used for growing crops and 10.7% is pastures. The municipality was part of the

Rossenges
Rossenges is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipality of Rossenges is considering a merger at a date in the future into the municipality of Moudon.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011


History

Rossenges is first mentioned in 1309 as ''Rossenge''. It was also often mentioned as ''L'Abbaye de Rossenges''.


Geography

Rossenges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 91.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 3.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
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Hermenches
Hermenches is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Hermenches is first mentioned in 1254 as ''Ermenges''. Geography Hermenches has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 27.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 44.2% is used for growing crops and 20.1% is pastur ...
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Chavannes-sur-Moudon
Chavannes-sur-Moudon is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Chavannes-sur-Moudon is first mentioned in 1453 as ''Chavanes''. Geography Chavannes-sur-Moudon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 75.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 18.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 54.1% is used for ...
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Bussy-sur-Moudon
Bussy-sur-Moudon ( frp, Bussê) is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Bussy-sur-Moudon is first mentioned in the 12th Century as ''Buxi''. Geography Bussy-sur-Moudon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5%. Out of the forested land, 20.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 56.3% ...
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Villars-le-Comte
Villars-le-Comte is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Geography Villars-le-Comte has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 25.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.5% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 23.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 54.4% is used for growing crops and 15.0% is pastures. The municipality was part ...
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