Penthalaz

Penthalaz
Aerial view of Penthalaz village
Coat of arms
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Location of Penthalaz
Coordinates: 46°37′N 06°32′E / 46.617°N 6.533°E / 46.617; 6.533Coordinates: 46°37′N 06°32′E / 46.617°N 6.533°E / 46.617; 6.533
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Gros-de-Vaud
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	3.87 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation	491 m (1,611 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	3,244
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Postal code	1305
SFOS number	5495
Surrounded by	Cossonay, Daillens, Gollion, Lussery-Villars, Penthaz
Website	www.penthalaz.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Penthalaz is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Penthalaz is first mentioned in 1182 as Pentala.

Penthalaz has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.87 square kilometers (1.49 sq mi). Of this area, 2.16 km² (0.83 sq mi) or 55.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi) or 16.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.98 km² (0.38 sq mi) or 25.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km² (15 acres) or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 12.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 15.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.0% is used for growing crops and 7.2% is pastures, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Penthalaz became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.

The municipality is located along the left bank of the Venoge river. It consists of the village of Penthalaz, the working-class neighborhood Sous la Ville, the residential neighborhood Bellevue and the industrial zone Cossonay-Gare.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Azure and Or, overall a Bend wavy Argent, two Mining-weels counterchanged.

Penthalaz has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 3,244. As of 2008^[update], 20.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 25.7%. It has changed at a rate of 27.4% due to migration and at a rate of -1.1% due to births and deaths.