Villars-Epeney

Villars-Epeney
Coat of arms
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Location of Villars-Epeney
Coordinates: 46°47′N 6°42′E / 46.783°N 6.700°E / 46.783; 6.700Coordinates: 46°47′N 6°42′E / 46.783°N 6.700°E / 46.783; 6.700
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Jura-Nord Vaudois
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Elevation	548 m (1,798 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	90
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postal code	1404
SFOS number	5935
Surrounded by	Cheseaux-Noréaz, Cuarny, Yvonand
Website	http://www.villars-epeney.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

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

Villars-Epeney has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 0.9 square kilometers (0.35 sq mi). Of this area, 0.67 km² (0.26 sq mi) or 77.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.15 km² (0.058 sq mi) or 17.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.05 km² (12 acres) or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 16.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 68.6% is used for growing crops and 8.1% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality was part of the Yverdon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Villars-Epeney 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 on 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 Or, a thorn bough Vert bendwise.

Villars-Epeney has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 90. As of 2008^[update], 7.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 50.9%. It has changed at a rate of 49.1% due to migration and at a rate of 1.9% due to births and deaths.