Vezia
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| Coordinates: 46°1′N 8°56′E / 46.017°N 8.933°ECoordinates: 46°1′N 8°56′E / 46.017°N 8.933°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Ticino | |
| District | Lugano | |
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| • Mayor | Sindaco | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,000 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6943 | |
| SFOS number | 5231 | |
| Surrounded by | Bioggio, Cadempino, Cureglia, Lugano, Manno, Porza, Savosa | |
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Vezia is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Vezia has an area, as of 1997[update], of 1.39 square kilometers (0.54 sq mi). Of this area, 0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi) or 48.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 28.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi) or 48.9% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 26.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.1%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 23.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 16.5% is used for growing crops, while 5.8% is used for orchards or vine crops and 26.6% is used for alpine pastures.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a rose azure barbed and on a stalk with two yet branches leaved vert and in the chief gules a cross of the first.
Vezia has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,000. As of 2008[update], 25.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 18.8%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (85.5%), with German being second most common (6.1%) and French being third (1.8%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 96 speak German, 29 people speak French, 1,347 people speak Italian, and 3 people speak Romansh. The remainder (100 people) speak another language.
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