Vulliens

Vulliens
Coat of arms
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Location of Vulliens
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	Daniel Schorderet (Syndic)
Area
• Total	6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Elevation	708 m (2,323 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	461
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code	1085
SFOS number	5803
Surrounded by	Carrouge, Chavannes-sur-Moudon, Ecublens (FR), Ferlens, Montet (Glâne) (FR), Moudon, Syens, Vucherens
Website	www.vulliens.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Vulliens is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipality has a mayor with Daniel Schorderet since 2002 and four municipal councillors.

Vulliens has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 6.6 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 4.46 km² (1.72 sq mi) or 67.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.81 km² (0.70 sq mi) or 27.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.36 km² (0.14 sq mi) or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km² (17 acres) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 26.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 49.8% is used for growing crops and 15.7% is pastures, while 1.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

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

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Bar Or between three Roses of the same two and one.

Vulliens has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 461. As of 2008^[update], 5.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 5.1%. It has changed at a rate of -1% due to migration and at a rate of 6.3% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (414 or 94.5%), with German being second most common (15 or 3.4%) and Italian being third (2 or 0.5%).