Chesalles-sur-Oron

Chesalles-sur-Oron
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Chesalles-sur-Oron
Location of Chesalles-sur-Oron
Coordinates: 46°34′N 06°51′E / 46.567°N 6.850°E / 46.567; 6.850Coordinates: 46°34′N 06°51′E / 46.567°N 6.850°E / 46.567; 6.850
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Lavaux-Oron
Government
• Mayor	Michel Jaquet
Area
• Total	2.00 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Elevation	788 m (2,585 ft)
Population
• Total	189
• Density	95/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Les Groseilles
Postal code	1608
SFOS number	5784
Surrounded by	Le Flon (FR), Saint-Martin (FR), Bussigny-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Palézieux, Oron-le-Châtel, Chapelle (Glâne) (FR)
Website	Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Chesalles-sur-Oron is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Oron.

Chesalles-sur-Oron had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 2 square kilometers (0.77 sq mi). Of this area, 1.47 km² (0.57 sq mi) or 73.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.36 km² (0.14 sq mi) or 18.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.18 km² (0.069 sq mi) or 9.0% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 36.5% is used for growing crops and 36.0% is pastures.

The municipality was part of the Oron District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Chesalles-sur-Oron became part of the new district of Lavaux-Oron.

The former municipality is located on the border with the Canton of Fribourg along the Lausanne-Bulle highway.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, three Houses two and one Argent.