Tévenon

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Tévenon
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Jura-Nord Vaudois
46°50′N 06°37′E / 46.833°N 6.617°E / 46.833; 6.617Coordinates: 46°50′N 06°37′E / 46.833°N 6.617°E / 46.833; 6.617
Population 744 (Dec 2012)[1]
- Density 43 /km2 (110 /sq mi)
Area 17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Postal code
SFOS number 5571
Surrounded by Fontaines-sur-Grandson, Mauborget
Website Tévenon.ch
Profile, SFSO statistics
Tévenon

Tévenon is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The municipalities of Fontanezier, Romairon, Vaugondry and Villars-Burquin merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Tévenon.[2]

History

Fontanezier is first mentioned in 1403 as Fontanisy.[3] Romairon is first mentioned in 1403 as Romeyron.[4]

Geography

Tévenon has an area, as of 2009, of 17.49 square kilometers (6.75 sq mi). Of this area, 7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi) or 42.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) or 52.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.[5]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][4][6]

Sights

The entire hamlet of Vaugondry is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites[7]

References

  1. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 17 September 2013
  2. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 17 February 2011
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fontanezier in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Romairon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
  6. ↑ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (German) accessed 29 January 2011
  7. ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
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