Lavey-Morcles
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| Coordinates: 46°12′N 7°02′E / 46.200°N 7.033°ECoordinates: 46°12′N 7°02′E / 46.200°N 7.033°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Aigle | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 444 m (1,457 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 911 | |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Lavey:Roccans Morcles:Morclans |
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| Postal code | 1892 | |
| SFOS number | 5406 | |
| Localities | Lavey-Village, Lavey-les-Bains, Eslex, Morcles | |
| Surrounded by | Bex, Collonges (VS), Saint-Maurice (VS) | |
| Website |
www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
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Lavey-Morcles is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aigle.
The municipality was created in 1852 by a merger of Morcles and Lavey.
Lavey-Morcles is first mentioned in 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was mentioned as Laveto and as Lavey.
Lavey-Morcles has an area, as of 2009[update], of 14.19 square kilometers (5.48 sq mi). Of this area, 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) or 18.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi) or 62.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) or 1.4% is either rivers or lakes and 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi) or 11.8% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 56.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.0% is used for growing crops and 3.2% is pastures and 12.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 5.0% is unproductive vegetation and 6.8% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Aigle district, on the right bank of the Rhone river. It was created in 1852 when Lavey and Morcles merged. It consists of the villages of Lavey-Village (across from Saint-Maurice), Lavey-les-Bains, Eslex and Morcles.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert, a Rooster Argent, crested, langued, beaked and armed Gules.
Lavey-Morcles has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 911. As of 2008[update], 14.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 7.2%. It has changed at a rate of 7.3% due to migration and at a rate of 1.4% due to births and deaths.
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