Vucherens

Vucherens
Coat of arms
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Location of Vucherens
Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°48′E / 46.617°N 6.800°E / 46.617; 6.800Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°48′E / 46.617°N 6.800°E / 46.617; 6.800
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic Chenevard Michel
Area
• Total	3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Elevation	678 m (2,224 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	543
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Postal code	1509
SFOS number	5692
Surrounded by	Carrouge, Hermenches, Ropraz, Syens, Vulliens
Twin towns	Droiturier (France)
Website	www.vucherens.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Vucherens is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Vucherens has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.3 square kilometers (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 2.1 km² (0.81 sq mi) or 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.76 km² (0.29 sq mi) or 23.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. Out of the forested land, 21.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 38.8% is used for growing crops and 24.8% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Vucherens became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, on Owl Argent stantant on a Coupeaux Vert.

Vucherens has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 543. As of 2008^[update], 11.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 23.6%. It has changed at a rate of 21.7% due to migration and at a rate of 2.8% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (416 or 93.7%), with German being second most common (13 or 2.9%) and Portuguese being third (7 or 1.6%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian and 1 person who speaks Romansh.