Cossonay District was a district of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Cossonay. It was dissolved on 31 August 2006.[1]
Cossonay District
District de Cossonay | |
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District | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Vaud |
| Capital | Cossonay |
| Area | |
• Total | 198.37 km2 (76.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 21,720 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 32 |
Mergers and name changes
edit- On 1 January 1999 the former municipalities of Villars-Lussery and Lussery merged to form the new municipality of Lussery-Villars.
- On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Bettens, Bournens, Boussens, Daillens, Lussery-Villars, Mex (VD), Penthalaz, Penthaz, Sullens and Vufflens-la-Ville came from the District de Cossonay to join the Gros-de-Vaud District.
- On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of La Chaux (Cossonay), Chavannes-le-Veyron, Chevilly, Cossonay, Cottens (VD), Cuarnens, Dizy, Eclépens, Ferreyres, Gollion, Grancy, L'Isle, Mauraz, Moiry, Mont-la-Ville, Montricher, Orny, Pampigny, Pompaples, La Sarraz, Senarclens and Sévery came from the District de Cossonay to join the Morges District.[1]
Municipalities
edit| Municipality |
Population (2003-12-31) |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Bettens | 287 | 3.73 |
| Bournens | 243 | 3.91 |
| Boussens | 777 | 3.14 |
| Chavannes-le-Veyron | 118 | 2.58 |
| Chevilly | 203 | 3.89 |
| Cossonay | 2696 | 8.32 |
| Cottens | 346 | 2.36 |
| Cuarnens | 430 | 7.17 |
| Daillens | 634 | 5.56 |
| Dizy | 207 | 3.03 |
| Eclépens | 915 | 5.81 |
| Ferreyres | 234 | 3.13 |
| Gollion | 615 | 5.44 |
| Grancy | 316 | 5.65 |
| La Chaux (Cossonay) | 366 | 6.73 |
| La Sarraz | 1739 | 7.77 |
| L'Isle | 864 | 16.25 |
| Lussery-Villars | 326 | 3.65 |
| Mauraz | 37 | 0.50 |
| Mex | 537 | 2.90 |
| Moiry | 229 | 6.66 |
| Mont-la-Ville | 331 | 19.75 |
| Montricher | 730 | 25.94 |
| Orny | 312 | 5.55 |
| Pampigny | 849 | 11.08 |
| Penthalaz | 2250 | 3.87 |
| Penthaz | 1359 | 3.91 |
| Pompaples | 677 | 4.45 |
| Senarclens | 335 | 3.98 |
| Sévery | 219 | 2.37 |
| Sullens | 849 | 3.84 |
| Vufflens-la-Ville | 1032 | 5.29 |
References
edit- ^ a b Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
46°37′N 6°31′E / 46.61°N 6.52°E
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