Pampigny
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| Coordinates: 46°35′N 06°26′E / 46.583°N 6.433°ECoordinates: 46°35′N 06°26′E / 46.583°N 6.433°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Morges | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,126 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1142 | |
| SFOS number | 5494 | |
| Surrounded by | Apples, Chavannes-le-Veyron, Cottens, Grancy, L'Isle, Mauraz, Mollens, Montricher, Sévery | |
| Website |
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Pampigny is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Pampigny is first mentioned in 1141 as Pampiniaco.
Pampigny has an area, as of 2009[update], of 11.09 square kilometers (4.28 sq mi). Of this area, 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) or 57.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi) or 36.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 5.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 49.4% is used for growing crops and 8.1% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Pampigny became part of the new district of Morges.
The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, two Crosses in slatire Argent, surrounded by four Acorns Or.
Pampigny has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,126. 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 20.6%. It has changed at a rate of 14.9% due to migration and at a rate of 5.1% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (765 or 92.4%), with German being second most common (33 or 4.0%) and English being third (12 or 1.4%). There are 4 people who speak Italian.
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