Vufflens-le-Château
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Vufflens-le-Château village and castle
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Location of Vufflens-le-Château
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| Coordinates: 46°32′N 6°28′E / 46.533°N 6.467°ECoordinates: 46°32′N 6°28′E / 46.533°N 6.467°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Morges | |
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Syndic Mme Anne-Christine Ganshof |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 473 m (1,552 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 821 | |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1134 | |
| SFOS number | 5653 | |
| Surrounded by | Bussy-Chardonney, Chigny, Denens, Lully, Monnaz, Morges, Vaux-sur-Morges | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Vufflens-le-Château is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.
Vufflens-le-Château has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.1 square kilometers (0.81 sq mi). Of this area, 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi) or 69.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 13.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 18.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 15.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 9.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.2% is used for growing crops and 3.7% is pastures, while 18.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Morges District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Vufflens-le-Château became part of the new district of Morges.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally of Six Or and Azure, overall a Bar of the first.
Vufflens-le-Château has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 821. As of 2008[update], 16.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 25.1%.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (535 or 84.8%), with German being second most common (42 or 6.7%) and English being third (25 or 4.0%).
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