Villars-sous-Yens
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| Coordinates: 46°31′N 06°26′E / 46.517°N 6.433°ECoordinates: 46°31′N 06°26′E / 46.517°N 6.433°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Morges | |
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Syndic Daniel Leuba |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 566 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1168 | |
| SFOS number | 5652 | |
| Surrounded by | Denens, Etoy, Lavigny, Lussy-sur-Morges, Saint-Prex, Yens | |
| Website |
www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
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Villars-sous-Yens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.
Villars-sous-Yens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3 square kilometers (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) or 76.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 16.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) or 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.0%. Out of the forested land, 13.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 59.2% is used for growing crops and 5.9% is pastures, while 11.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Morges District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Villars-sous-Yens became part of the new district of Morges.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert, a letter V Argent.
Villars-sous-Yens has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 566. As of 2008[update], 10.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 6.6%. It has changed at a rate of 1.5% due to migration and at a rate of 5.5% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (519 or 92.7%), with German being second most common (18 or 3.2%) and English being third (5 or 0.9%). There are 2 people who speak Italian.
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