Giez (Vaud)
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| Coordinates: 46°49′N 06°37′E / 46.817°N 6.617°ECoordinates: 46°49′N 06°37′E / 46.817°N 6.617°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Jura-Nord Vaudois | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 388 | |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1429 | |
| SFOS number | 5559 | |
| Surrounded by | Fiez, Fontaines-sur-Grandson, Grandson, Novalles, Orges, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Vugelles-La Mothe | |
| Website |
www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
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Giez is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Giez is first mentioned in 1011 as Gies.
Giez has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.77 square kilometers (1.84 sq mi). Of this area, 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) or 58.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi) or 35.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 50.3% is used for growing crops and 6.7% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. 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 Giez became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The municipality is located on a high plateau between Lake Neuchatel and the Jura Mountains.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Key Or.
Giez has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 388. As of 2008[update], 9.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 1.4%. It has changed at a rate of -1.1% due to migration and at a rate of 2.5% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (331 or 95.1%), with German being second most common (12 or 3.4%) and Arabic being third (2 or 0.6%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian.
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