Sugnens
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°40′E / 46.650°N 6.667°ECoordinates: 46°39′N 6°40′E / 46.650°N 6.667°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Gros-de-Vaud | |
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| • Total | 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 672 m (2,205 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 309 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1043 | |
| SFOS number | 5536 | |
| Surrounded by | Fey, Naz, Poliez-le-Grand, Villars-le-Terroir | |
| Website |
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Sugnens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Dommartin, Naz, Poliez-le-Grand and Sugnens merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Montilliez.
Sugnens is first mentioned in 1177 as Sugnens.
Sugnens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.69 square kilometres (1.04 sq mi). Of this area, 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi) or 68.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 24.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi) or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 23.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.2% is used for growing crops and 17.5% is pastures.
The municipality was part of the Echallens District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Sugnens became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
It consists of the village of Sugnens and the hamlets of Monteilly and Pre Morex.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Argent and Gules, two Scytheblades addorsed counterchanged.
Sugnens has a population (as of 2009[update]) of 309. As of 2008[update], 9.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 39.2%. It has changed at a rate of 32.4% due to migration and at a rate of 7.7% due to births and deaths.
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