Rossinière
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| Coordinates: 46°28′N 7°05′E / 46.467°N 7.083°ECoordinates: 46°28′N 7°05′E / 46.467°N 7.083°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | |
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Syndic Daniel Martin |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 568 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1658 | |
| SFOS number | 5842 | |
| Localities | La Chaudanne, La Tine | |
| Surrounded by | Château-d'Oex, Villeneuve, Veytaux, Canton of Fribourg | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Rossinière is a municipality in the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Rossinière is first mentioned in 1155 as La Ransonery.
Rossinière has an area, as of 2009[update], of 23.4 square kilometers (9.0 sq mi). Of this area, 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) or 38.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.59 km2 (4.47 sq mi) or 49.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 1.7% is either rivers or lakes and 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi) or 7.8% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 43.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.2% is used for growing crops and 10.5% is pastures and 27.5% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 1.1% is in lakes and 0.6% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 6.0% is unproductive vegetation and 1.8% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality was part of the Pays-d'Enhaut District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Rossinière became part of the new district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut.
The municipality is located near the Saane/Sarine river. It consists of the village of Rossinière and the hamlet of La Tine and scattered individual houses. In 1702, the hamlet of Cuves was threatened by the Saane river. It was moved to higher ground and renamed La Tine. A dam on the Saane river forms Lac du Vernex.
Rossinière has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 568. As of 2008[update], 13.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 1.4%. It has changed at a rate of 4.5% due to migration and at a rate of -3% due to births and deaths.
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