Hermenches

Hermenches
Coat of arms
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Location of Hermenches
Coordinates: 46°38′N 6°46′E / 46.633°N 6.767°E / 46.633; 6.767Coordinates: 46°38′N 6°46′E / 46.633°N 6.767°E / 46.633; 6.767
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Elevation	679 m (2,228 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	381
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Postal code	1513
SFOS number	5673
Surrounded by	Corcelles-le-Jorat, Moudon, Peney-le-Jorat, Ropraz, Rossenges, Sottens, Syens, Vucherens
Website	www.hermenches.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

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

Hermenches is first mentioned in 1254 as Ermenges.

Hermenches has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 4.77 square kilometers (1.84 sq mi). Of this area, 3.1 km² (1.2 sq mi) or 65.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.37 km² (0.53 sq mi) or 28.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.3 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 27.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 44.2% is used for growing crops and 20.1% is pastures.

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

It consists of a number of scattered hamlets.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Gules and Vert, overall on a Garb Or a Dove sejant Argent.

Hermenches has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 381. As of 2008^[update], 8.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 24.3%. It has changed at a rate of 16.8% due to migration and at a rate of 6.4% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (271 or 95.4%), with German being second most common (6 or 2.1%) and Italian being third (2 or 0.7%).