Goumoëns is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Goumoëns | |
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 Goumoens-la-Ville town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Goumoëns  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°36′E / 46.650°N 6.600°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Gros-de-Vaud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.70 km2 (4.13 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,118 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| SFOS number | 5541 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| Surrounded by | Échallens, Penthéréaz, Saint-Barthélemy, Villars-le-Terroir |
| Website | http://www.goumoens.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
The municipalities of Éclagnens, Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Goumoëns.[3]
History
editÉclagnens is first mentioned in 1265 as de Clanens.[4] Goumoens-la-Ville is first mentioned in 1228 as Guimuens li vila.[5] Goumoens-le-Jux is first mentioned in 1447 as Gumoens lo Jux. During the Ancien Régime it was known as Le Craux.[6]
Geography
editGoumoëns has an area, as of 2009[update], 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.[7]
Historic population
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The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][5][6][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011.
- ^ a b Éclagnens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Goumoens-la-Ville in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Goumoens-le-Jux in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010.
- ^ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011.