Baulmes

Baulmes
La Cure in Baulmes village
Coat of arms
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Location of Baulmes
Coordinates: 46°47′N 06°31′E / 46.783°N 6.517°E / 46.783; 6.517Coordinates: 46°47′N 06°31′E / 46.783°N 6.517°E / 46.783; 6.517
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Jura-Nord Vaudois
Government
• Mayor	Syndic André Rodriguez
Area
• Total	22.53 km2 (8.70 sq mi)
Elevation	641 m (2,103 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,033
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Les Baulmérans Lè Rebata-tsaudère
Postal code	1446
SFOS number	5745
Surrounded by	Champvent, Jougne (FR-25), L'Abergement, Les Hôpitaux-Vieux (FR-25), Rances, Sainte-Croix, Vuiteboeuf
Twin towns	Mont-Saint-Sulpice (France)
Website	www.baulmes.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Baulmes is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Baulmes is first mentioned in 652 as in loco Balmensi. In 1123 it was mentioned as Balmis.

Baulmes has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 22.5 square kilometers (8.7 sq mi). Of this area, 9.02 km² (3.48 sq mi) or 40.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.4 km² (4.8 sq mi) or 55.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.91 km² (0.35 sq mi) or 4.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.18 km² (0.069 sq mi) or 0.8% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 52.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 19.0% is used for growing crops and 3.6% is pastures and 16.8% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality was part of the Orbe District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Baulmes became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.

The municipality is located on the alluvial fan of the Baumine on the border with France. It lies at the east end of the road over the Col de l'Aiguillon in the Jura Mountains.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a saltire Argent.

Baulmes has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,033. As of 2008^[update], 12.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 1%. It has changed at a rate of 0.9% due to migration and at a rate of 0.5% due to births and deaths.