Brenles

Brenles
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Brenles
Coordinates: 46°40′N 6°51′E / 46.667°N 6.850°E / 46.667; 6.850Coordinates: 46°40′N 6°51′E / 46.667°N 6.850°E / 46.667; 6.850
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Elevation	765 m (2,510 ft)
Population (2003)
• Total	165
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code	1683
SFOS number	5662
Surrounded by	Billens-Hennens (FR), Chavannes-sur-Moudon, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Esmonts (FR), Lovatens, Sarzens, Siviriez (FR), Vuarmarens (FR)
Website	www.lucens.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Brenles is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens merged into the municipality of Lucens.

Brenles is first mentioned in 1247 as Brenles.

Brenles had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.83 square kilometers (1.48 sq mi). Of this area, 2.48 km² (0.96 sq mi) or 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.16 km² (0.45 sq mi) or 30.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.15 km² (37 acres) or 3.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 27.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 43.3% is used for growing crops and 20.6% is pastures.

The former municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Brenles became part of the new district of Broye-Vully. The municipality is located on the border with the Canton of Fribourg.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert, a key Argent bendy.

Brenles had a population (as of 2015^[update]) of 144. As of 2008^[update], 4.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 4.5%. It has changed at a rate of 0% due to migration and at a rate of 3.8% due to births and deaths.