Chevroux, Switzerland

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Coordinates: 46°53′N, 6°54′E

Chevroux
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Payerne
Coordinates 46°53′N, 6°54′E
Population 391  (2003)
  - Density 89 /km² (232 /sq.mi.)
Area 4.37 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation 454 m (1,490 ft)
Postal code 1545
SFOS number 5813
Surrounded by Bevaix (NE), Boudry (NE), Cortaillod (NE), Forel (FR), Gletterens (FR), Grandcour
Website www.chevroux.ch
Chevroux (Switzerland)
Chevroux
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Chevroux is a municipality in the district of Payerne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[edit] Demographics

At the end of 2006, there were 383 inhabitants. Chevroux is one of the small municipalities of the Canton Vaud. As of 2000, 90.6% of the population speak Romansh, 6.3% German, and 1.3% speak Polish. The total population of Chevroux amounted to 429 in 1870 and 367 in 1900, then experienced a decline until 1980 when it reached a low of 276 people. After that time, there has been a clear increase in population.