Curtilles

Curtilles
Coat of arms
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Location of Curtilles
Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°51′E / 46.700°N 6.850°E / 46.700; 6.850Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°51′E / 46.700°N 6.850°E / 46.700; 6.850
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	311
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postal code	1521
SFOS number	5669
Surrounded by	Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Dompierre, Lovatens, Lucens, Moudon, Sarzens, Seigneux
Website	www.curtilles.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Curtilles is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Curtilles is first mentioned around 852-875 as Curtilia.

Curtilles has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 4.95 square kilometers (1.91 sq mi). Of this area, 3.86 km² (1.49 sq mi) or 78.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.77 km² (0.30 sq mi) or 15.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.31 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km² (7.4 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.8%. Out of the forested land, 13.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 57.8% is used for growing crops and 18.0% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Curtilles became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.

The municipality is located in the Moudon, am rechten Ufer der Broye district, Die Gem. umfasst das Dorf und vier Weiler.. It consists of the village of Curtilles and the hamlets of Bez. Moudon, am rechten Ufer der Broye. Die Gem. umfasst das Dorf und vier Weiler..

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, three Rakes two and one Argent handled Or.

Curtilles has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 311. As of 2008^[update], 8.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 1.7%. It has changed at a rate of 2.7% due to migration and at a rate of 0% due to births and deaths.