Chevilly, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°39′N 06°29′E / 46.650°N 6.483°ECoordinates: 46°39′N 06°29′E / 46.650°N 6.483°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Morges | |
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Syndic Jean-François Braissant |
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| • Total | 3.87 km2 (1.49 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 287 | |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Fouette grenouilles | |
| Postal code | 1316 | |
| SFOS number | 5476 | |
| Surrounded by | Dizy, Ferreyres, La Chaux (Cossonay), La Sarraz, Moiry | |
| Website |
website missing Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Chevilly is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Chevilly is first mentioned in 1540 as Chivillier.
Chevilly has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.87 square kilometers (1.49 sq mi). Of this area, 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) or 74.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 17.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 64.9% is used for growing crops and 9.3% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Chevilly became part of the new district of Morges.
The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains, between the Venoge and Veyron rivers. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Chevilly.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, 1. Argent, seme of billets Sable, semi-lion Sable langued Gules; 2. Or, two Rifles saltirewise Sable, lined Argent.
Chevilly has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 287. As of 2008[update], 8.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 13.1%. It has changed at a rate of 0.5% due to migration and at a rate of 12.1% due to births and deaths.
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