- Moudon District
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Moudon was a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Moudon.
The district consisted of 32 municipalities and had an area of 119.61 km² with a population of 12273 inhabitants (End of 2003).
Mergers and name changes
- On 1 January 1961 the municipality of Bercher went to the Echallens District.
- On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Boulens, Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Martherenges, Montaubion-Chardonney, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Ogens, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges, Sottens and Thierrens came from the District de Moudon to join the Gros-de-Vaud District.
- On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Brenles, Bussy-sur-Moudon, Chavannes-sur-Moudon, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Dompierre, Forel-sur-Lucens, Hermenches, Lovatens, Lucens, Moudon, Oulens-sur-Lucens, Prévonloup and Rossenge, Sarzens,Syens, Villars-le-Comte, Villars-Mendraz and Vucherens came from the District de Moudon to join the Broye-Vully District.[1]
Municipalities
Cercle de Lucens Municipality Inhabitants (2003-12-31) Area in km² Brenles 165 3.85 Chesalles-sur-Moudon 161 1.65 Cremin 54 1.63 Curtilles 282 4.94 Denezy 128 3.79 Dompierre 250 3.22 Forel-sur-Lucens 144 2.84 Lovatens 149 3.45 Lucens 2157 6.27 Neyruz-sur-Moudon 135 3.52 Oulens-sur-Lucens 51 1.59 Prévonloup 122 1.84 Sarzens 58 1.45 Villars-le-Comte 129 4.22 Cercle de Moudon Municipality Inhabitants (2003-12-31) Area in km² Bussy-sur-Moudon 191 3.09 Chavannes-sur-Moudon 205 5.15 Hermenches 291 4.76 Moudon 4308 15.68 Rossenges 60 1.08 Syens 141 2.53 Vucherens 469 3.26 Cercle de Saint-Cierges Municipality Inhabitants (2003-12-31) Area in km² Boulens 229 3.45 Chapelle-sur-Moudon 340 4.63 Correvon 98 2.24 Martherenges 66 0.83 Montaubion-Chardonney 75 2.09 Ogens 256 3.41 Peyres-Possens 128 1.91 Saint-Cierges 435 6.44 Sottens 220 4.53 Thierrens 593 8.72 Villars-Mendraz 183 1.55 References
- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 4 April 2011
Coordinates: 46°40′N 6°48′E / 46.667°N 6.8°E
Categories:- Former districts of the canton of Vaud
- Vaud geography stubs
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