Échandens
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| Coordinates: 46°32′N 6°33′E / 46.533°N 6.550°ECoordinates: 46°32′N 6°33′E / 46.533°N 6.550°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Morges | |
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Syndic Irene Caron |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,662 | |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1026 | |
| SFOS number | 5633 | |
| Surrounded by | Bremblens, Bussigny-près-Lausanne, Denges, Écublens, Lonay | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Échandens is a municipality in the district of Morges of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Échandens is first mentioned in 1164 as Scandens.
Échandens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.9 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi) or 52.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 18.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) or 29.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 13.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 8.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 15.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 42.0% is used for growing crops, while 9.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Morges District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Échandens became part of the new district of Morges.
It consists of the village of Échandens and the hamlet of Les Abbesses.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, two Chevrons Argent.
Échandens has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,662. As of 2008[update], 17.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 2.8%. It has changed at a rate of -1.2% due to migration and at a rate of 3.9% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,804 or 86.5%), with German being second most common (121 or 5.8%) and Italian being third (40 or 1.9%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.
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