Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz
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Saint-Légier and La Chiésaz villages
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 Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz
Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz
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Location of Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz
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| Coordinates: 46°28′N 06°53′E / 46.467°N 6.883°ECoordinates: 46°28′N 06°53′E / 46.467°N 6.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | |
| Government | ||
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Syndic Alain Bovay |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 15.17 km2 (5.86 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 5,075 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (870/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Saint-Légerins Lè Tyalo |
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| Postal code | 1806 | |
| SFOS number | 5888 | |
| Localities | Clies, Hauteville (Vevey), La Chiésaz | |
| Surrounded by | Châtel-Saint-Denis (FR), Blonay, La Tour-de-Peilz, Vevey, Corsier-sur-Vevey | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz is first mentioned in 1228 as Sanctus Leodegarus.
Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 15.2 square kilometers (5.9 sq mi). Of this area, 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) or 34.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi) or 45.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi) or 19.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.13 km2 (32 acres) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 0.9% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 7.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 48.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 34.2%. Out of the forested land, 96.7% of the land area is heavily forested and 3.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 25.6% is used for growing crops and 45.9% is pastures, while 4.4% is used for orchards or vine crops and 24.4% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Vevey District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz became part of the new district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut.
It consists of the villages of Saint-Légier and La Chiésaz along with a number of hamlets.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Cross bottony Vert fimbrated Or.
Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 5,075. As of 2008[update], 20.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 24.7%. It has changed at a rate of 22.3% due to migration and at a rate of 2.9% due to births and deaths.
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