Moudon District

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, Thierrens, and Villars-Mendraz 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, Curtilles, Dompierre, Forel-sur-Lucens, Hermenches, Lovatens, Lucens, Moudon, Oulens-sur-Lucens, Prévonloup, Rossenge, Sarzens, Syens, Villars-le-Comte, and Vucherens came from the District de Moudon to join the Broye-Vully District.[1]

Municipalities

District of Moudon
Municipalities of the district of Moudon
Cercle de Lucens
Municipality Inhabitants (2003-12-31) Area in km²
Brenles1653.85
Chesalles-sur-Moudon1611.65
Cremin541.63
Curtilles2824.94
Denezy1283.79
Dompierre2503.22
Forel-sur-Lucens1442.84
Lovatens1493.45
Lucens21576.27
Neyruz-sur-Moudon1353.52
Oulens-sur-Lucens511.59
Prévonloup1221.84
Sarzens581.45
Villars-le-Comte1294.22
Cercle de Moudon
Municipality Inhabitants (2003-12-31) Area in km²
Bussy-sur-Moudon1913.09
Chavannes-sur-Moudon2055.15
Hermenches2914.76
Moudon430815.68
Rossenges601.08
Syens1412.53
Vucherens4693.26
Cercle de Saint-Cierges
Municipality Inhabitants (2003-12-31) Area in km²
Boulens2293.45
Chapelle-sur-Moudon3404.63
Correvon982.24
Martherenges660.83
Montaubion-Chardonney752.09
Ogens2563.41
Peyres-Possens1281.91
Saint-Cierges4356.44
Sottens2204.53
Thierrens5938.72
Villars-Mendraz1831.55

References

  1. ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011

Coordinates: 46°40′N 6°48′E / 46.667°N 6.800°E / 46.667; 6.800


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