Ecoteaux
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°33′N 06°52′E / 46.550°N 6.867°ECoordinates: 46°33′N 06°52′E / 46.550°N 6.867°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Lavaux-Oron | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Anne-Marie Delley | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 766 m (2,513 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 356 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Escotaliens Les Crapauds |
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| Postal code | 1612 | |
| SFOS number | 5787 | |
| Surrounded by | Bussigny-sur-Oron, Maracon, Remaufens (FR), Attalens (FR), Bossonnens (FR), Palézieux, Chesalles-sur-Oron | |
| Website | Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Écoteaux is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Écoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Oron.
Écoteaux is first mentioned in 1134 as Escotaux.
Écoteaux has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.6 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi) or 77.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi) or 15.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 13.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 38.8% is used for growing crops and 36.5% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Oron District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Écoteaux became part of the new district of Lavaux-Oron.
The municipality is located on the border with the Canton of Fribourg in the foothills of the Alps between the Mionne river to the north and the Broye to the south. It consists of the village of Écoteaux and numerous hamlets.
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