Yverdon District

Arms of Yverdon

Yverdon District was a district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland until 2006 when it was dissolved. It was divided into the Cercles of Molondin, Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Yverdon and Champvent.

The district consisted of 38 municipalities, is 156.68 km² in area and was home to 34,929 inhabitants at the end of 2003.

District Yverdon
Municipalities of District Yverdon

Mergers and name changes

  • On 1 January 2005 the former municipality of Arrissoules merged into the municipality of Rovray.
  • On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Bioley-Magnoux, Chamblon, Champvent, Chanéaz, Chavannes-le-Chêne, Chêne-Pâquier, Cheseaux-Noréaz, Cronay, Cuarny, Démoret, Donneloye, Épendes (VD), Essert-Pittet, Essert-sous-Champvent, Gossens, Gressy, Mathod, Mézery-près-Donneloye, Molondin, Montagny-près-Yverdon, Orges, Orzens, Pomy, Prahins, Rovray, Suchy, Suscévaz, Treycovagnes, Ursins, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Valeyres-sous-Ursins, Villars-Epeney, Villars-sous-Champvent, Vugelles-La Mothe, Yverdon-les-Bains, and Yvonand came from the District d'Yverdon to join the Jura-Nord vaudois District
  • On 1 September 2006 the municipality of Oppens came from the District d'Yverdon to join the Gros-de-Vaud District.[1]

Yverdon

Cercle of Belmont-sur-Yverdon

Municipality Population (31.12.2003) Area (km²)
Belmont-sur-Yverdon2646.47
Épendes3154.82
Essert-Pittet1242.76
Gossens1281.02
Gressy1642.23
Oppens1703.60
Orzens2074.19
Pomy5515.62
Suchy3466.66
Ursins1793.37
Valeyres-sous-Ursins1982.83

Cercle of Champvent

Municipality Population (31.12.2003) Area (km²)
Chamblon5572.85
Champvent3166.88
Essert-sous-Champvent1271.23
Mathod4866.59
Montagny-près-Yverdon6093.55
Orges2234.01
Suscévaz1754.15
Treycovagnes4782.07
Valeyres-sous-Montagny5722.27
Villars-sous-Champvent490.92
Vugelles-La Mothe1063.08

Cercle of Molondin

Municipality Population (31.12.2003) Area (km²)
Bioley-Magnoux1634.27
Chanéaz991.39
Chavannes-le-Chêne2363.98
Chêne-Pâquier1052.11
Cronay3166.61
Cuarny1794.56
Démoret1354.24
Donneloye3243.72
Mézery-près-Donneloye751.85
Molondin1965.53
Prahins1422.42
Rovray1293.21
Villars-Epeney640.86
Yvonand2,31713.38

Cercle of Yverdon

Municipality Population (31.12.2003) Area (km²)
Cheseaux-Noréaz5106.12
Yverdon-les-Bains23,59511.26

References

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

Coordinates: 46°47′N 6°38′E / 46.783°N 6.633°E / 46.783; 6.633

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