Vernate, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°0′N 8°53′E / 46.000°N 8.883°ECoordinates: 46°0′N 8°53′E / 46.000°N 8.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Lugano | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Sindaco | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 546 m (1,791 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 581 | |
| • Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6992 | |
| SFOS number | 5230 | |
| Surrounded by | Agno, Bioggio, Curio, Iseo, Neggio | |
| Website |
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Vernate is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Vernate has an area, as of 1997[update], of 1.51 square kilometers (0.58 sq mi). Of this area, 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) or 15.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) or 82.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 12.6% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 10.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 76.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 6.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 2.6% is used for growing crops, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops and 10.6% is used for alpine pastures.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a fess argent and overall in dexter an arrow point to base and in sinister a walking stick handle to chief both counterchanged. The arrow and pilgrim stick are attributes of St. Roch (Rocco) and St. Sebastian (Sebastiano) the patron saints of the parish church.
Vernate has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 581. As of 2008[update], 16.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 47.3%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (73.6%), with German being second most common (19.3%) and French being third (2.2%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 70 speak German, 8 people speak French, 267 people speak Italian, and 1 person speaks Romansh. The remainder (17 people) speak another language.
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