Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°33′N 06°29′E / 46.550°N 6.483°ECoordinates: 46°33′N 06°29′E / 46.550°N 6.483°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Morges | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Daniel Charbon | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 453 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1113 | |
| SFOS number | 5647 | |
| Surrounded by | Aclens, Bremblens, Colombier, Echichens, Monnaz, Romanel-sur-Morges, Vullierens | |
| Website | Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.
The villages of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens.
Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 1171 as Sancti Simphoriani.
Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.8 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi) or 88.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 4.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, 2.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 80.2% is used for growing crops and 4.0% is pastures, while 4.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The village is located in a high valley between the Venoge and the Morges rivers.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, on a Cross Sable five Mullets of Six pierced of the first.
Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges had a population (as of 2009) of 453. As of 2008[update], 13.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999-2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 22.8%. It has changed at a rate of 17.3% due to migration and at a rate of 4.9% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (344 or 90.3%), with German being second most common (13 or 3.4%) and Swedish being third (6 or 1.6%). There are 2 people who speak Italian and 3 people who speak Romansh.
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