Ursins

Coat of arms

Ursins

Location of Ursins

Coordinates: 46°44′N 6°40′E / 46.733°N 6.667°ECoordinates: 46°44′N 6°40′E / 46.733°N 6.667°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Syndic

Area

• Total

3.35 km² (1.29 sq mi)

Elevation

645 m (2,116 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

206

• Density

61/km² (160/sq mi)

Postal code

1412

SFOS number

5932

Surrounded by

Cronay, Essertines-sur-Yverdon, Orzens, Pomy, Valeyres-sous-Ursins

Website

www.ursins.ch
Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Ursins is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Ursins is first mentioned in 1174 as Ursi.

Ursins has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.4 square kilometers (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 2.58 km² (1.00 sq mi) or 77.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.7 km² (0.27 sq mi) or 20.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.12 km² (30 acres) or 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 19.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 69.3% is used for growing crops and 6.0% is pastures, while 1.8% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality was part of the Yverdon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Ursins became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.

The municipalities of Cronay, Cuarny, Pomy, Ursins, Valeyres-sous-Ursins and Villars-Epeney are considering a merger at a date in the future into the new municipality with an, as of 2011^[update], undetermined name.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally of Six Argent and Azure, on a Bend Gules three Bears' heads bendwise Or. This may be an example of canting with the bear or Ursus on the coat of arms."

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