Villars-le-Comte
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| Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°48′E / 46.717°N 6.800°ECoordinates: 46°43′N 6°48′E / 46.717°N 6.800°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Broye-Vully | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 765 m (2,510 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 150 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1515 | |
| SFOS number | 5690 | |
| Surrounded by | Denezy, Forel-sur-Lucens, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Oulens-sur-Lucens, Prévondavaux (FR) | |
| Website |
www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
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Villars-le-Comte is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Villars-le-Comte has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.2 square kilometers (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi) or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) or 25.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 4.5% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 23.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 54.4% is used for growing crops and 15.0% is pastures.
The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Villars-le-Comte became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Quartered Gules and Vert, overall between two Swords in saltire a Crown, all Or.
Villars-le-Comte has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 150. As of 2008[update], 8.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 16.3%. It has changed at a rate of 14.6% due to migration and at a rate of 1.6% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (118 or 96.7%), with German being second most common (1 or 0.8%) and Italian being third (1 or 0.8%).
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