Corcelles-près-Concise
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| Coordinates: 46°50′N 06°42′E / 46.833°N 6.700°ECoordinates: 46°50′N 06°42′E / 46.833°N 6.700°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Jura-Nord Vaudois | |
| Government | ||
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Syndic M. Jacques Kehrli |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 338 | |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Corcellois Les Casse-écuelles Les Couennati |
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| Postal code | 1426 | |
| SFOS number | 5555 | |
| Surrounded by | Concise, Onnens, Bonvillars | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Corcelles-près-Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Corcelles-près-Concise is first mentioned in 885 as Corceles. In 888 it was mentioned as Corcella.
Corcelles-près-Concise has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.09 square kilometers (1.58 sq mi). Of this area, 1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi) or 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi) or 41.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.2% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 29.8% is used for growing crops and 8.6% is pastures, while 6.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. 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 Corcelles-près-Concise became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The grape and grain growing municipality is located between Lake Neuchatel and Mont Aubert.
The municipalities of Concise, Corcelles-près-Concise, Mutrux and Onnens are considering a merger 1 January 2014 into the new municipality of with an, as of 2011[update], undetermined name.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, on a pale Argent a Griffin coward Sable langued and armed of the second, in chief Fleur-de-Lys of the third.
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