Gros-de-Vaud district

District du Gros-de-Vaud
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Vaud (VD)
Main town :	Echallens
FSO number :	2223
Area :	232.20  km²
Height range :	394–916 m above sea level M.
Residents:	45,258 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	195 inhabitants per km²
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The District du Gros-de-Vaud ( German  district Gros-de-Vaud ) has been an administrative unit of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland since January 1, 2008 . The main town is Echallens .

The following 37 municipalities belong to the district:
As of January 1, 2013

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Assens	1077	5.34	202
	Bercher	1238	4.27	290
	Bettens	590	3.74	158
	Bioley-Orjulaz	512	3.12	164
	Bottens	1297	6.88	189
	Boulens	384	3.42	112
	Bournens	402	3.91	103
	Boussens	969	3.16	307
	Bretigny-sur-Morrens	841	2.87	293
	Cugy (VD)	2739	2.91	941
	Daillens	1027	5.52	186
	Echallens	5740	6.66	862
	Essertines-sur-Yverdon	1023	9.76	105
	Etagnières	1116	3.78	295
	Fey	735	7.34	100
	Froideville	2579	7.08	364
	Goumoëns	1119	10.69	105
	Jorat-Menthue	1584	17.65	90
	Lussery-Villars	462	9.80	124
	Mex (VD)	725	2.20	256
	Montanaire	2683	33.50	80
	Montilliez	1780	11.86	150
	Morrens (VD)	1078	3.67	294
	Ogens	298	3.40	88
	Oppens	197	3.59	55
	Oulens-sous-Echallens	616	5.87	105
	Pailly	560	5.77	97
	Penthalaz	3283	3.87	848
	Penthaz	1749	3.84	455
	Penthéréaz	422	5.68	74
	Poliez-Pittet	847	5.01	169
	Rueyres	254	2.00	127
	Saint-Barthélemy (VD)	781	4.12	190
	Sullens	1036	3.91	265
	Villars-le-Terroir	1212	7.09	171
	Vuarrens	1004	8.97	112
	Vufflens-la-Ville	1299	5.38	241
Total (37)		45'258	232.20	195

Changes in the community since 2008

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  Municipalities until 2008

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  Municipalities until June 2011

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  Municipalities until 2012

• January 1, 2009: Assens and Malapalud → Assens merger

• July 1, 2011: Merger of Dommartin , Naz , Poliez-le-Grand and Sugnens → Montilliez
• July 1, 2011: Fusion of Eclagnens , Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux → Goumoëns
• July 1, 2011: Fusion Montaubion-Chardonney , Peney-le-Jorat , Sottens , Villars-Mendraz and Villars-Tiercelin → Jorat-Menthue

• January 1, 2013: Merger of Chanéaz , Chapelle-sur-Moudon , Correvon , Denezy , Martherenges , Neyruz-sur-Moudon , Peyres-Possens , Saint-Cierges and Thierrens → Montanaire

Web links

Commons : Gros-de-Vaud district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Paola Crivelli: Gros-de-Vaud. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.