Montagny-près-Yverdon

Montagny-près-Yverdon
Coat of arms
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Location of Montagny-près-Yverdon
Coordinates: 46°47′N 6°37′E / 46.783°N 6.617°E / 46.783; 6.617Coordinates: 46°47′N 6°37′E / 46.783°N 6.617°E / 46.783; 6.617
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Jura-Nord Vaudois
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	713
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Postal code	1442
SFOS number	5922
Surrounded by	Chamblon, Essert-sous-Champvent, Grandson, Treycovagnes, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Villars-sous-Champvent, Yverdon-les-Bains
Website	www.montagny.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Montagny-près-Yverdon is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Montagny-près-Yverdon is first mentioned around 995-96 as in villa Montaniaco. In 1397 it was mentioned as Montaigny-le-Courbe.

Its history goes back to at least the 12th century, but the medieval castle and church no longer exist. The current church, with two bells, was built in 1769. At one time on the Roman road connecting Yverdon with Sainte-Croix, it is now on an autoroute.

Montagny-près-Yverdon has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.5 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 2.46 km² (0.95 sq mi) or 69.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.23 km² (0.089 sq mi) or 6.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.79 km² (0.31 sq mi) or 22.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 5.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.0% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 56.5% is used for growing crops and 8.5% is pastures, while 4.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the village is flowing water.

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

The municipal area stretches from the hills around the village, over the Brinaz stream and to the banks of the Orbe.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Crayfish-claw Gules. The crayfish claw is the missing claw from the coat of arms of the municipality of Onnens and represents the division of the two municipalities.