Dompierre, Vaud

Dompierre
Coat of arms
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Location of Dompierre
Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°53′E / 46.717°N 6.883°E / 46.717; 6.883Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°53′E / 46.717°N 6.883°E / 46.717; 6.883
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	3.21 km2 (1.24 sq mi)
Elevation	713 m (2,339 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	247
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal code	1682
SFOS number	5671
Surrounded by	Curtilles, Lovatens, Prévonloup, Romont (FR), Seigneux, Villars-Bramard
Website	http://www.dompierre-vd.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

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

Dompierre is first mentioned in 1228 as Donperro.

Dompierre has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.21 square kilometers (1.24 sq mi). Of this area, 2.35 km² (0.91 sq mi) or 73.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.69 km² (0.27 sq mi) or 21.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.18 km² (0.069 sq mi) or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 57.6% is used for growing crops and 11.5% is pastures, while 4.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.

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

The municipality is located on a plateau above the Broye valley on the border with the Canton of Fribourg. It consists of the village of Dompierre and the hamlet of Granges.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Lion rampant Sable langued Gules and armed of the first.

Dompierre has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 247. As of 2008^[update], 5.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -0.8%. It has changed at a rate of 2% due to migration and at a rate of -2.4% due to births and deaths.