Bullet, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°49′N 06°33′E / 46.817°N 6.550°ECoordinates: 46°49′N 06°33′E / 46.817°N 6.550°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Jura-Nord Vaudois | |
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Syndic Jean-Franco Paillard |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 16.83 km2 (6.50 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,137 m (3,730 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 606 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Bullatons Lè Pi-Bot |
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| Postal code | 1452 Les Rasses 1453 Bullet |
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| SFOS number | 5552 | |
| Localities | Chasseron, Les Cluds, Les Rasses | |
| Surrounded by | Fiez, Fontaines-sur-Grandson, Grandevent, Novalles, Vugelles-La Mothe, Sainte-Croix | |
| Website |
http://www.bullet.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Bullet is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Bullet is first mentioned in 1323 as Buleto.
Bullet has an area, as of 2009[update], of 16.83 square kilometres (6.50 sq mi). Of this area, 8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi) or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi) or 46.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 5.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.11 km2 (27 acres) or 0.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 38.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 8.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.0% is used for growing crops and 14.6% is pastures and 32.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Grandson District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Bullet became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The municipality is located in the Vaudois Jura. The town lies on the end moraine of the ice age era Rhone glacier. It consists of the village of Bullet (elevation 1,143 m (3,750 ft)) and the hamlets of Les Rasses, Les Cluds, La Crochère, Les Crosats and La Frétaz.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Gules and Sable, overall a rock Or.
Bullet has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 606. As of 2008[update], 7.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 10.1%. It has changed at a rate of 14.3% due to migration and at a rate of -3.6% due to births and deaths.
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