Gros-de-Vaud District (french: District du Gros-de-Vaud) is a district in
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 ...
canton.
Gros-de-Vaud has an area, , of . Of this area, or 66.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010.
Demographics
Gros-de-Vaud has a population () of .
In there were 312 live births to Swiss citizens and 54 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 217 deaths of Swiss citizens and 17 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 95 while the foreign population increased by 37. There were 17 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland and 6 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 156 non-Swiss men and 130 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 527 and the non-Swiss population increased by 406 people. This represents a
population growth rate
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of 2.7%.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008 accessed 19 June 2010.
The age distribution, , in Gros-de-Vaud is; 4,635 children or 12.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,907 teenagers or 13.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,193 people or 11.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 5,531 people or 14.9% are between 30 and 39, 6,224 people or 16.8% are between 40 and 49, and 4,699 people or 12.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 3,758 people or 10.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 1,991 people or 5.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 978 people or 2.6% who are 80 and 89, and there are 168 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.Canton of Vaud Statistical Office accessed 29 April 2011.
Éclagnens
Éclagnens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Éclagnens, Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Goumoëns.
Goumoëns
Goumoëns is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Éclagnens, Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Goumoëns.
Montilliez
Montilliez is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Dommartin, Naz, Poliez-le-Grand and Sugnens merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Montilliez.
Bioley-Orjulaz
Bioley-Orjulaz is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2021 it merged into the municipality of Assens.
History
Orjulaz is first mentioned in the 12th Century as ''Oriola''. In ...
merged into Assens.
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 27.84% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (18.3%), the FDP (14.87%) and the
Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundati ...
(13.33%). In the federal election, a total of 10,796 votes were cast, and the
voter turnout
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Gros-de-Vaud
The Gros-de-Vaud is an area of the Swiss canton of Vaud.
Localisation
The Gros-de-Vaud lies between the cities of Lausanne and Yverdon on the North-South direction, and between Moudon and Orbe in the East-West axle. The community of Echal ...
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Swiss plateau
The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau (german: Schweizer Mittelland; french: plateau suisse; it, altopiano svizzero) is one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland, lying between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of ...