Chevroux, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°53′N 6°54′E / 46.883°N 6.900°ECoordinates: 46°53′N 6°54′E / 46.883°N 6.900°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Broye-Vully | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 435 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1545 | |
| SFOS number | 5813 | |
| Surrounded by | Bevaix (NE), Boudry (NE), Cortaillod (NE), Forel (FR), Gletterens (FR), Grandcour | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Chevroux is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Chevroux is first mentioned in 1286 as Chevroth.
Chevroux has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.37 square kilometers (1.69 sq mi). Of this area, 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) or 19.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or 23.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 39.1% is used for growing crops and 4.6% is pastures, while 3.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Chevroux became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The municipality is located on the south-east bank of Lake Neuchâtel. It consists of the village of Chevroux and the hamlet of Ostende (previously known as Chevrottet).
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Gules and Argent, overall behind a Lion passant guardant holding a Scimitar a rising Sun all of Or.
Chevroux has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 435. As of 2008[update], 5.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 6.2%. It has changed at a rate of 5.4% due to migration and at a rate of 0.3% due to births and deaths.
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