Fiez
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| Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°37′E / 46.833°N 6.617°ECoordinates: 46°50′N 6°37′E / 46.833°N 6.617°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Jura-Nord Vaudois | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 420 | |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1420 | |
| SFOS number | 5556 | |
| Surrounded by | Bullet, Buttes (NE), Champagne, Fontaines-sur-Grandson, Giez, Grandson, La Côte-aux-Fées (NE), Sainte-Croix | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Fiez is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Fiez is first mentioned in 885 as Figiaco.
Fiez has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.84 square kilometers (2.64 sq mi). Of this area, 4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi) or 61.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi) or 34.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) or 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 28.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 24.7% is used for growing crops and 3.1% is pastures, while 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 31.6% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Grandson District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Fiez became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains on the right bank of the Arnon river. In addition to the land around the main village, it also includes an exclave north of Chasseron mountain, with multiple seasonal herding camps.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Bend wavy Argent between two Arrow Points bendwise of the same.
Fiez has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 420. As of 2008[update], 11.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. The population grew by 18.8% between 1999 and 2009; migration accounted for 11.8% of this growth.
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