Puidoux
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| Coordinates: 46°29′N 6°46′E / 46.483°N 6.767°ECoordinates: 46°29′N 6°46′E / 46.483°N 6.767°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Lavaux-Oron | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
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| • Total | 22.89 km2 (8.84 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,854 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1070 | |
| SFOS number | 5607 | |
| Surrounded by | Chardonne, Chexbres, Epesses, Forel (Lavaux), Granges (Veveyse) (FR), Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres, Meillerie (FR-74), Rivaz, Saint-Gingolph (FR-74), Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux) | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Puidoux is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.
Puidoux is first mentioned in 1134 as Puidos. It was part of Saint-Saphorin until 1810 when it became an independent municipality.
Puidoux has an area, as of 2009[update], of 22.89 square kilometres (8.84 sq mi). Of this area, 14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi) or 62.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi) or 24.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) or 10.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 2.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 21.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.0% is used for growing crops and 26.1% is pastures, while 4.7% is used for orchards or vine crops and 1.5% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Lavaux District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Puidoux became part of the new district of Lavaux-Oron.
The municipality is located along Lake Geneva and stretches to the Jorat region and the Broye river. The lower section of the municipality consists of the village of Puidoux along the lake, the hamlets of Publoz and Cremières and the vineyards of Treytorrens and Dézaley. The upper section of the municipality includes scattered settlements along the ridges of Mont-Pèlerin, to the Lac de Bret and Mont-Chesau.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Barry of Six Gules and Argent.
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