Ormont-Dessus
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Les Diablerets station
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| Coordinates: 46°21′N 7°09′E / 46.350°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 46°21′N 7°09′E / 46.350°N 7.150°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Aigle | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 61.65 km2 (23.80 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,128 m (3,701 ft) | |
| Highest elevation (Les Diablerets) | 3,209 m (10,528 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation | 1,094 m (3,589 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,481 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Ormonans | |
| Postal code | 1865 | |
| SFOS number | 5411 | |
| Localities | Vers l'Eglise, village of Les Diablerets, Le Rosex, Les Aviolats | |
| Surrounded by | Bex, Château-d'Œx, Conthey (VS), Gryon, Gsteig bei Gstaad (BE), Ollon, Ormont-Dessous, Savièse (VS) | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Ormont-Dessus is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.
Ormont-Dessus is first mentioned in 1200 as Ormont. The German name of Ormund is no longer used.
Ormont-Dessus has an area, as of 2009[update], of 61.65 square kilometers (23.80 sq mi). Of this area, 20.67 km2 (7.98 sq mi) or 33.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi) or 32.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) or 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi) or 29.4% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 27.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 6.5% is pastures and 27.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 8.1% is unproductive vegetation, 18.6% is too rocky for vegetation and 2.7% of the land is covered by glaciers.
The municipality is located in the Aigle district, in the upper section of the Grande-Eau valley. It consists of the villages of Ormont-Dessus and Vers-l'Eglise as well as scattered individual settlements. Les Diablerets is the highest village.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Coupeaux Vert and a Crescent and Mullet of Five Or.
Ormont-Dessus has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,481. As of 2008[update], 21.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 10.9%. It has changed at a rate of 13.3% due to migration and at a rate of -2.2% due to births and deaths.
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