Cossonay district
The District de Cossonay (dt. District Cossonay ) was until December 31, 2007 an administrative unit of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland . The main town was Cossonay . The district was divided into the four Cercles (dt. Circles) La Sarraz , Cossonay , L'Isle and Sullens .
The district consisted of 32 communities, was 198.37 km² and had 21,720 inhabitants (end of 2006).
| Name of the parish | Population (December 31, 2006) |
Area in km² |
Inhabitant per km² |
Circle (cercle) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavannes-le-Veyron | 121 | 2.64 | 46 | Cossonay |
| Cossonay | 3153 | 8.28 | 381 | Cossonay |
| Cottens (VD) | 390 | 2.35 | 166 | Cossonay |
| Gollion | 595 | 5.45 | 109 | Cossonay |
| Grancy | 345 | 5.67 | 61 | Cossonay |
| La Chaux (Cossonay) | 378 | 6.74 | 56 | Cossonay |
| Penthalaz | 2294 | 3.87 | 593 | Cossonay |
| Senarclens | 333 | 3.97 | 84 | Cossonay |
| Sévery | 207 | 2.38 | 87 | Cossonay |
| Chevilly | 234 | 3.89 | 60 | La Sarraz |
| Dizy | 216 | 3.04 | 71 | La Sarraz |
| Eclépens | 944 | 5.80 | 163 | La Sarraz |
| Ferreyres | 255 | 3.16 | 81 | La Sarraz |
| La Sarraz | 1763 | 7.70 | 229 | La Sarraz |
| Lussery-Villars | 324 | 3.74 | 87 | La Sarraz |
| Moiry | 254 | 6.66 | 38 | La Sarraz |
| Orny | 368 | 5.55 | 66 | La Sarraz |
| Pompaples | 672 | 4.44 | 151 | La Sarraz |
| Cuarnens | 410 | 7.13 | 58 | L'Isle |
| L'Isle | 909 | 16.22 | 56 | L'Isle |
| Mauraz | 52 | 0.50 | 104 | L'Isle |
| Mont-la-Ville | 332 | 19.79 | 17th | L'Isle |
| Montricher | 762 | 26.02 | 29 | L'Isle |
| Pampigny | 901 | 11.09 | 81 | L'Isle |
| Bettens | 305 | 3.74 | 82 | Sullens |
| Bournens | 248 | 3.91 | 63 | Sullens |
| Boussens | 751 | 3.16 | 238 | Sullens |
| Daillens | 732 | 5.52 | 133 | Sullens |
| Mex (VD) | 571 | 2.83 | 202 | Sullens |
| Penthaz | 1365 | 3.84 | 355 | Sullens |
| Sullens | 864 | 3.91 | 221 | Sullens |
| Vufflens-la-Ville | 1070 | 5.38 | 199 | Sullens |
| Total (32) | 21,720 | 198.37 | 109 | (4) |
Changes in the community
Municipalities until 1952
Municipalities until 1998
Municipalities until 2007
- January 1, 1953: Name change from La Chaux VD → La Chaux (Cossonay)
- January 1, 1999: Lussery and Villars-Lussery → Lussery-Villars merger
- January 1, 2008: Change of district of the municipalities of Bettens , Bournens , Boussens , Daillens , Lussery-Villars , Mex , Penthalaz , Penthaz , Sullens and Vufflens-la-Ville from the district of Cossonay → district of Gros-de-Vaud
- January 1st, 2008: Change of district of all remaining municipalities in the district of Cossonay → District of Morges
Individual evidence
- ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to four main areas (15.12.2017) of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Former districts of the canton of Vaud (1803-2007)