Grandcour

Grandcour
Coat of arms
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Location of Grandcour
Coordinates: 46°52′N 6°56′E / 46.867°N 6.933°E / 46.867; 6.933Coordinates: 46°52′N 6°56′E / 46.867°N 6.933°E / 46.867; 6.933
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	10.21 km2 (3.94 sq mi)
Elevation	484 m (1,588 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	851
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Postal code	1543
SFOS number	5817
Surrounded by	Chevroux, Corcelles-près-Payerne, Forel (FR), Gletterens (FR), Payerne, Rueyres-les-Prés (FR), Vallon (FR)
Website	www.grandcour.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Grandcour is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Grandcour is first mentioned in 1212 as apud grancort.

Grandcour has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 10.21 square kilometers (3.94 sq mi). Of this area, 8.06 km² (3.11 sq mi) or 78.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.47 km² (0.57 sq mi) or 14.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.69 km² (0.27 sq mi) or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 69.3% is used for growing crops and 8.5% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality was part of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Grandcour became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.

The municipality is located in the Payerne district, Umfasst das Dorf G. und die Weiler Ressudens und Chesard; Vernay ist im 15. Jh. verschwunden.. It consists of the village of Grandcour and the hamlets of Bez. Payerne. Umfasst das Dorf G. und die Weiler Ressudens und Chesard; Vernay ist im 15. Jh. verschwunden..

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally of Six Argent and Azure, in second Pale in chief a Mullet of Five pierced Or; overall on a Bend Gules three Escallops bendwise Or.

Grandcour has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 851. As of 2008^[update], 4.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 4.5%. It has changed at a rate of 2.8% due to migration and at a rate of 2% due to births and deaths.