Goumoëns

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

Goumoëns
Municipality in Switzerland
Goumoens-la-Ville town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Goumoëns
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Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°36′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Gros-de-Vaud
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area [1]
• Total	10.70 km^2 (4.13 sq mi)
Population  (2018-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,118
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
SFOS number	5541
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

Éclagnens 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

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.[7]

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][5][6][8]

References

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011.
4. Éclagnens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
5. Goumoens-la-Ville in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
6. Goumoens-le-Jux in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
7. Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010.
8. Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011.