Villeneuve, Vaud
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| Coordinates: 46°24′N 6°55′E / 46.400°N 6.917°ECoordinates: 46°24′N 6°55′E / 46.400°N 6.917°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Aigle | |
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| • Mayor | Patricia Dominique Lachat SPS/PSS | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 32.04 km2 (12.37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 5,508 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Villeneuvois | |
| Postal code | 1844 | |
| SFOS number | 5414 | |
| Surrounded by | Montreux, Veytaux, Rossinière, Château-d'Œx, Corbeyrier, La Tour-de-Peilz, Noville, Ormont-Dessous, Rennaz, Roche | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Villeneuve is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.
Villeneuve has an area, as of 2009[update], of 32.04 square kilometers (12.37 sq mi). Of this area, 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) or 26.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.69 km2 (6.83 sq mi) or 55.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) or 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) or 9.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.7% of the area Out of the forested land, 50.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.9% is used for growing crops, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops and 22.5% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 6.7% is unproductive vegetation and 2.9% is too rocky for vegetation.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, an Eagle displayed Azure.
Villeneuve has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 5,508. As of 2008[update], 36.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 17.7%. It has changed at a rate of 16.7% due to migration and at a rate of 1.9% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (3,321 or 79.4%), with German being second most common (198 or 4.7%) and Italian being third (171 or 4.1%).
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