Oron-la-Ville
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°34′N 6°50′E / 46.567°N 6.833°ECoordinates: 46°34′N 6°50′E / 46.567°N 6.833°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Lavaux-Oron | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 1,438 | |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Oronais, Oronaises | |
| Postal code | 1610 | |
| SFOS number | 5793 | |
| Surrounded by | Auboranges (FR), Chapelle (Glâne) (FR), Châtillens, Les Tavernes, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Rue (FR), Vuibroye | |
| Twin towns | Bussac (France) | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Oron-la-Ville is a small town and former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Oron.
Oron-la-Ville is first mentioned about 280 as Uromago. In 1018 it was mentioned as Auronum.
Oron-la-Ville has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.1 square kilometers (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 2.06 km2 (0.80 sq mi) or 66.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 12.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) or 19.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 50.6% is used for growing crops and 13.2% is pastures, while 2.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Oron District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Oron-la-Ville became part of the new district of Lavaux-Oron.
The municipality is located along the right bank of the Broye in the eastern part of the Jorat region.
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