Villette (Lavaux)
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°29′N 6°42′E / 46.483°N 6.700°ECoordinates: 46°29′N 6°42′E / 46.483°N 6.700°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Lavaux-Oron | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jean-Pierre HAENNI | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 593 | |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Lè z'Aragne | |
| Postal code | 1091 | |
| SFOS number | 5612 | |
| Surrounded by | Forel (Lavaux), Grandvaux, Lugrin (FR-74), Lutry, Meillerie (FR-74), Savigny | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Villette is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.
The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette (Lavaux) merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux.
Villette has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.37 square kilometres (0.53 sq mi). Of this area, 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 69.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi) or 1.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 28.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 2.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 14.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 0.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 29.2% is used for growing crops and 6.6% is pastures, while 33.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Lavaux District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Villette became part of the new district of Lavaux-Oron.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent and Gules, a Vine counterchanged, leaved Vert.
Villette has a population (as of 2009[update]) of 593. As of 2008[update], 18.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 5%. It has changed at a rate of 1.8% due to migration and at a rate of 1.4% due to births and deaths.
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