Romainmôtier-Envy
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Romainmôtier village
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| Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°28′E / 46.700°N 6.467°ECoordinates: 46°42′N 6°28′E / 46.700°N 6.467°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Jura-Nord Vaudois | |
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Syndic ad Fabrice De Icco |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 529 | |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1323 | |
| SFOS number | 5761 | |
| Localities | Romainmôtier, Envy, Le Fochau | |
| Surrounded by | Bofflens, Bretonnières, Croy, Ferreyres, Juriens, La Sarraz, Moiry, Premier, Vaulion | |
| Twin towns | Nagaoka (Japan) | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Romainmôtier-Envy is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The village lies on the Nozon river and has about 450 inhabitants. The town has a famous Romanesque church. The monastery of Romainmôtier (Romanum monasterium) was founded by Romanus of Condat, after whom it was named.
The municipality was created in 1970 by a merger of Romainmôtier and Envy.
Envy is first mentioned in 1216 as Envi. Romainmôtier is first mentioned in the 7th Century as monasterio qui […] cognominatur Romanus.
Romainmôtier-Envy has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7 square kilometers (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi) or 27.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi) or 66.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 5.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 65.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.1% is used for growing crops and 12.1% is pastures.
The municipality was part of the Orbe District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Romainmôtier-Envy became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale: 1. Argent a Key Gules; 2. Gules a Sword Argent.
Romainmôtier-Envy has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 529. As of 2008[update], 12.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 12.6%. It has changed at a rate of 15.3% due to migration and at a rate of -2.7% due to births and deaths.
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