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Eclagnens

Éclagnens
Former municipality of Switzerland
Éclagnens village administration building
Éclagnens village administration building
Coat of arms of Éclagnens
Coat of arms
Éclagnens is located in Switzerland
Éclagnens
Éclagnens
Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°35′E / 46.650°N 6.583°E / 46.650; 6.583Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°35′E / 46.650°N 6.583°E / 46.650; 6.583
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Gros-de-Vaud
Area
 • Total 2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation 593 m (1,946 ft)
Population
 • Total 113
 • Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Postal code 1376
SFOS number 5519
Surrounded by Goumoens-la-Ville, Goumoens-le-Jux, Oulens-sous-Échallens, Saint-Barthélemy
Website
Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Éclagnens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The municipalities of Éclagnens, Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Goumoëns.

Éclagnens is first mentioned in 1265 as de Clanens.

Éclagnens has an area, as of 2009, of 2.14 square kilometers (0.83 sq mi). Of this area, 1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi) or 78.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 14.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.12 km2 (30 acres) or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 66.8% is used for growing crops and 10.7% is pastures.

The municipality was part of the Échallens District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Éclagnens became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.

The municipality is located in the middle of the Gros-de-Vaud region.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, bordered Or, two Bars (or Sea-daces) addorsed of the second.

Éclagnens has a population (as of 2009) of 113. As of 2008, 6.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 82.3%. It has changed at a rate of 77.4% due to migration and at a rate of 6.5% due to births and deaths. All of the population (as of 2000) speaks French.


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