Mauborget

Mauborget
Coat of arms
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Location of Mauborget
Coordinates: 46°51′N 06°36′E / 46.850°N 6.600°E / 46.850; 6.600Coordinates: 46°51′N 06°36′E / 46.850°N 6.600°E / 46.850; 6.600
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Jura-Nord Vaudois
Government
• Mayor	Syndic Claude Roulet
Area
• Total	5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Elevation	1,173 m (3,848 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	119
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Lè Tsayou Les Grillons
Postal code	1453
SFOS number	5562
Surrounded by	Fleurier (NE), Romairon, Villars-Burquin, Fontaines-sur-Grandson
Website	www.mauborget.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Mauborget is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Mauborget is first mentioned in 1403 as Malborget.

Mauborget has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 5.51 square kilometers (2.13 sq mi). Of this area, 1.4 km² (0.54 sq mi) or 25.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.89 km² (1.50 sq mi) or 70.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.23 km² (0.089 sq mi) or 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 67.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 16.2% is pastures and 9.3% is used for alpine pastures.

The municipality was part of the Grandson District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Mauborget became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.

The municipality is located between Chasseron mountain and Mont Aubert, on the road between Grandson to Môtiers. It is the highest village of the Vaudois Jura, with an elevation of 1,170 m (3,840 ft).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally of Six Argent and Azure, overall a Bend semi-raguly Gules.

Mauborget has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 119. As of 2008^[update], 9.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -1.2%. It has changed at a rate of -9.4% due to migration and at a rate of 8.2% due to births and deaths.