Orbe 6
Orbe (; la, Urba; older german: Orbach, ; frp, Orba) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former Orbe District, district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord vaudois District, Jura-Nord Vaudois. History Orbe is first mentioned about 280 as ''Urba''. In 1179, it was mentioned as ''versus Orbam''. Ancient history During the Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman era, Orbe – then known as Urba – was a town of Gallia, in the territory of the Helvetii. In the Antonine Itinerary, it is placed between Lacus Lausonius and Pontarlier, Ariolica, xviii m.p. from Lacus Lausonius and xxiiii m.p. from Ariolica. On the Boscéaz hill, a Roman villa was built by an unknown landowner. The mosaics of the villa are still visible. Middle ages By the Middle Ages, Orbe sat on the road over the Jougne Pass and at the crossroads of two major transportation routes. One stretched f ...
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Jura-Nord Vaudois District
Jura-Nord Vaudois District (french: district du Jura-Nord vaudois) is a district in Vaud canton of Switzerland. Its capital is Yverdon-les-Bains. Geography Jura-Nord vaudois has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010.

Demographics

Jura-Nord vaudois has a population () of . In there were 605 live births to Swiss citizens and 195 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 608 deaths of Swiss citizens and 48 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration ...
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