Étagnières

Étagnières
A farm in Étagnières
Coat of arms
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Location of Étagnières
Coordinates: 46°36′N 6°37′E / 46.600°N 6.617°E / 46.600; 6.617Coordinates: 46°36′N 6°37′E / 46.600°N 6.617°E / 46.600; 6.617
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Gros-de-Vaud
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Elevation	628 m (2,060 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,145
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Postal code	1037
SFOS number	5521
Surrounded by	Assens, Bioley-Orjulaz, Boussens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Morrens
Website	etagnieres.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Étagnières is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Étagnières is first mentioned in 1202 as Etanneres. A Roman-era forge has been excavated at the village.

Étagnières has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.79 square kilometers (1.46 sq mi). Of this area, 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi) or 73.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.57 km² (0.22 sq mi) or 15.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 13.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 59.6% is used for growing crops and 13.7% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality was part of the Échallens District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Étagnières became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.

The municipality is located in the Gros-de-Vaud region.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, three Bars wavy Or, overall a Raven stantant Sable.

Étagnières has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,145. As of 2008^[update], 16.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 17.9%. It has changed at a rate of 11.9% due to migration and at a rate of 6.3% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (721 or 90.1%), with German being second most common (20 or 2.5%) and Italian being third (19 or 2.4%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.