Clarmont

Clarmont
Coat of arms
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Location of Clarmont
Coordinates: 46°33′N 06°27′E / 46.550°N 6.450°E / 46.550; 6.450Coordinates: 46°33′N 06°27′E / 46.550°N 6.450°E / 46.550; 6.450
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Morges
Government
• Mayor	Syndic Jean-Pierre Imesch
Area
• Total	1.0 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation	525 m (1,722 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	159
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Postal code	1127
SFOS number	5629
Surrounded by	Apples, Colombier, Reverolle, Vaux-sur-Morges
Website	http://www.clarmont.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Clarmont is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.

Clarmont has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 1 square kilometer (0.39 sq mi). Of this area, 0.82 km² (0.32 sq mi) or 82.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.11 km² (0.042 sq mi) or 11.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.08 km² (20 acres) or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 6.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 67.0% is used for growing crops and 9.0% is pastures, while 6.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality was part of the old Morges District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Clarmont became part of the new district of Morges.

The municipality is located on a high plateau above the Morges river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Bar wavy Argent, in chief a Sun in his splendour Or, in base a Coupeaux of the last.

Clarmont has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 159. As of 2008^[update], 10.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 5.3%. It has changed at a rate of -3.8% due to migration and at a rate of 9.9% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (124 or 87.3%), with German being second most common (7 or 4.9%) and Italian being third (3 or 2.1%).