Ferreyres

Ferreyres
Coat of arms
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Location of Ferreyres
Coordinates: 46°40′N 06°29′E / 46.667°N 6.483°E / 46.667; 6.483Coordinates: 46°40′N 06°29′E / 46.667°N 6.483°E / 46.667; 6.483
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Morges
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	314
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Postal code	1313
SFOS number	5483
Surrounded by	Chevilly, Croy, La Sarraz, Moiry, Romainmôtier-Envy
Website	www.ferreyres.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Ferreyres is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.

Ferreyres is first mentioned in 814 as Forrarias. In 1011 it was mentioned as Ferrieris.

Ferreyres has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.15 square kilometers (1.22 sq mi). Of this area, 1.66 km² (0.64 sq mi) or 52.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.31 km² (0.51 sq mi) or 41.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km² (0.073 sq mi) or 6.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 38.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.8% is used for growing crops and 21.3% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Ferreyres became part of the new district of Morges.

The municipality is located on the northern slope of the Venoge valley.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Horse-shoe Or.

Ferreyres has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 314. As of 2008^[update], 5.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 30.3%. It has changed at a rate of 20.2% due to migration and at a rate of 10.1% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (199 or 89.6%), with German being second most common (12 or 5.4%) and Italian being third (5 or 2.3%).