Cuarny

Coat of arms

Cuarny

Location of Cuarny

Coordinates: 46°46′N 6°41′E / 46.767°N 6.683°ECoordinates: 46°46′N 6°41′E / 46.767°N 6.683°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Syndic

Area

• Total

4.57 km² (1.76 sq mi)

Elevation

580 m (1,900 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

215

• Density

47/km² (120/sq mi)

Postal code

1404

SFOS number

5911

Surrounded by

Cheseaux-Noréaz, Cronay, Pomy, Villars-Epeney, Yverdon-les-Bains, Yvonand

Website

http://www.cuarny.ch
Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Cuarny is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Cuarny is first mentioned in 1174 as Quarnie.

Cuarny has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 4.6 square kilometers (1.8 sq mi). Of this area, 3.09 km² (1.19 sq mi) or 67.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.18 km² (0.46 sq mi) or 25.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.32 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.0%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 54.9% is used for growing crops and 9.8% is pastures, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality was part of the Yverdon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Cuarny became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.

The municipality is located east of Yverdon. It consists of the linear village of Cuarny, the estate of Fignerolles and, since 1964, La Grand-Fin which came from the municipality of Pomy.

The municipalities of Cronay, Cuarny, Pomy, Ursins, Valeyres-sous-Ursins and Villars-Epeney are considering a merger on at a date in the future into the new municipality with an, as of 2011^[update], undetermined name.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, in base three Rayonnes Gules; in chief Gules three Owls Argent.

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