Goumoëns

Goumoëns is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Goumoëns
Municipality
Goumoens-la-Ville town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Goumoëns
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Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°36′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Gros-de-Vaud
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	10.70 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2018)
• Total	1,118
• Density	104.5/km2 (270.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
SFOS number	5541
ISO 3166 code	CH-VD
Surrounded by	Échallens, Penthéréaz, Saint-Barthélemy, Villars-le-Terroir
Website	http://www.goumoens.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

The municipalities of Éclagnens, Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Goumoëns.^[1]

History

Éclagnens is first mentioned in 1265 as de Clanens.^[2] Goumoens-la-Ville is first mentioned in 1228 as Guimuens li vila.^[3] Goumoens-le-Jux is first mentioned in 1447 as Gumoens lo Jux. During the Ancien Régime it was known as Le Craux.^[4]

Geography

Goumoëns has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 13.89 square kilometers (5.36 sq mi). Of this area, 9.41 km² (3.63 sq mi) or 67.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.36 km² (1.30 sq mi) or 24.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.96 km² (0.37 sq mi) or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.^[5]

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart:^[2][3][4][6]