Lavigny, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°30′N 06°24′E / 46.500°N 6.400°ECoordinates: 46°30′N 06°24′E / 46.500°N 6.400°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Morges | |
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Syndic Luc Germanier |
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| • Total | 4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 522 m (1,713 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 995 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1175 | |
| SFOS number | 5637 | |
| Surrounded by | Aubonne, Etoy, Saint-Livres, Villars-sous-Yens, Yens | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Lavigny is a municipality in the district of Morges of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Lavigny is first mentioned in 1145 as Lauiniaco.
Lavigny has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) or 81.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) or 5.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 3.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 60.3% is used for growing crops and 3.0% is pastures, while 17.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Morges District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Lavigny became part of the new district of Morges.
The municipality is located on the vineyard covered hills above Lake Geneva.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Vine Argent fructed Or.
Lavigny has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 995. As of 2008[update], 22.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 11.3%. It has changed at a rate of 8.3% due to migration and at a rate of 3.2% due to births and deaths.
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