Goumoëns

Goumoëns

Goumoens-la-Ville town hall

Coat of arms
Goumoëns
Goumoëns
Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°36′E / 46.650°N 6.600°E / 46.650; 6.600Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°36′E / 46.650°N 6.600°E / 46.650; 6.600
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Gros-de-Vaud
Government
  Mayor Syndic
Area
  Total 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population (Dec 2015[1])
  Total 1,054
  Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
SFOS number 5541
Surrounded by Échallens, Penthéréaz, Saint-Barthélemy, Villars-le-Terroir
Website http://www.goumoens.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Goumoëns is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The municipalities of Éclagnens, Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Goumoëns.[2]

History

Éclagnens is first mentioned in 1265 as de Clanens.[3] Goumoens-la-Ville is first mentioned in 1228 as Guimuens li vila.[4] Goumoens-le-Jux is first mentioned in 1447 as Gumoens lo Jux. During the Ancien Régime it was known as Le Craux.[5]

Geography

Goumoëns has an area, as of 2009, of 13.89 square kilometers (5.36 sq mi). Of this area, 9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi) or 67.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi) or 24.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.[6]

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][4][5][7]

References

  1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 30 August 2016
  2. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 Éclagnens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. 1 2 Goumoens-la-Ville in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. 1 2 Goumoens-le-Jux in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010.
  7. Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. (in German) accessed 29 January 2011.
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