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Onnens

Onnens
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Coat of arms of Onnens
Coat of arms
Onnens is located in Switzerland
Onnens
Onnens
Coordinates: 46°50′N 06°41′E / 46.833°N 6.683°E / 46.833; 6.683Coordinates: 46°50′N 06°41′E / 46.833°N 6.683°E / 46.833; 6.683
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Jura-Nord Vaudois
Government
 • Mayor Syndic
Alain Portner
Area
 • Total 5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation 471 m (1,545 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 495
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Les Bâveux
Postal code 1425
SFOS number 5565
Surrounded by Bonvillars, Corcelles-près-Concise
Website www.onnens.ch
Profile (French), SFSO statistics

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

Onnens is first mentioned in 1228 as Unens.

Onnens has an area, as of 2009, of 5.11 square kilometers (1.97 sq mi). Of this area, 2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi) or 41.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi) or 49.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 47.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 25.8% is used for growing crops and 10.2% is pastures, while 5.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.

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

The municipality is located between the foot of Mont-Aubert and Lake Neuchatel.

The municipalities of Concise, Corcelles-près-Concise, Mutrux and Onnens are considering a merger 1 January 2014 into the new municipality of with an, as of 2011, undetermined name.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Crayfish Gulles declawed dexter. The missing crayfish claw can be found on the coat of arms of Montagny-pres-Yverdon and represents the division of the two municipalities.


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