Jura-Nord vaudois District

Jura-Nord vaudois District District du Jura-Nord vaudois
—  District  —
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
Capital	Yverdon-les-Bains
Area
– Total	702.61 km2 (271.3 sq mi)
Population (2009)
– Total	79,834
– Density	113.6/km2 (294.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	79

Jura-Nord Vaudois District (French: District du Jura-Nord vaudois) is a district in Vaud canton of Switzerland. Its capital is Yverdon-les-Bains.

Geography

Jura-Nord vaudois has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 702.61 square kilometers (271.28 sq mi). Of this area, 334.75 km² (129.25 sq mi) or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 310.02 km² (119.70 sq mi) or 44.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 48.93 km² (18.89 sq mi) or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 8.98 km² (3.47 sq mi) or 1.3% is unproductive land.^[1]

Demographics

Jura-Nord vaudois has a population (as of December 2009^[update]) of 79,834.^[2]

In 2008^[update] there were 605 live births to Swiss citizens and 195 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 608 deaths of Swiss citizens and 48 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 147. There were 6 Swiss men and 11 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 581 non-Swiss men and 505 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 833 and the non-Swiss population increased by 893 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.3%.^[3]

The age distribution, as of 2009^[update], in Jura-Nord vaudois is; 8,554 children or 10.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 9,981 teenagers or 12.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 10,235 people or 12.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 10,835 people or 13.6% are between 30 and 39, 11,974 people or 15.0% are between 40 and 49, and 10,169 people or 12.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 8,264 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 5,568 people or 7.0% are between 70 and 79,there are 3,578 people or 4.5% who are 80 and 89, and there are 607 people or 0.8% who are 90 and older.^[4]

Politics

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 26.09% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (25.49%), the FDP (12.85%) and the Green Party (12.11%). In the federal election, a total of 20,765 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 43.7%.^[5]

Mergers and name changes

On 1 January 2008 the former municipalities of Mézery-près-Donneloye and Gossens merged into the municipality of Donneloye.

On 1 September 2006, the Grandson district (District de Grandson), Orbe district (District d'Orbe), La Vallée district (District de la Vallée) and the Yverdon district (District d'Yverdon) were dissolved and merged into the newly created Jura-Nord Vaudois district.

• The municipalities of Bonvillars, Bullet, Champagne, Concise, Corcelles-près-Concise, Fiez, Fontaines-sur-Grandson, Fontanezier, Giez, Grandevent, Grandson, Mauborget, Mutrux, Novalles, Onnens (VD), Provence, Romairon, Sainte-Croix, Vaugondry and Villars-Burquin came from the Grandson district (District de Grandson).
• The municipalities of L'Abergement, Agiez, Arnex-sur-Orbe, Ballaigues, Baulmes, Bavois, Bofflens, Bretonnières, Chavornay, Les Clées, Corcelles-sur-Chavornay, Croy, Juriens, Lignerolle, Montcherand, Orbe, La Praz, Premier, Rances, Romainmôtier-Envy, Sergey, Valeyres-sous-Rances, Vallorbe, Vaulion and Vuiteboeuf came from the Orbe district (District d'Orbe).
• The municipalities of L'Abbaye, Le Chenit and Le Lieu came from the La Vallée district (District de la Vallée).
• The municipalities of Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Bioley-Magnoux, Chamblon, Champvent, Chanéaz, Chavannes-le-Chêne, Chêne-Pâquier, Cheseaux-Noréaz, Cronay, Cuarny, Démoret, Donneloye, Ependes (VD) and Essert-Pittet came from the Yverdon district (District d'Yverdon).^[6]

Communes

Municipality	Population (31 December 2009)[2]	Area km²[7]
Agiez	252	5.47
Arnex-sur-Orbe	579	7.61
Ballaigues	897	9.03
Baulmes	976	22.53
Bavois	733	9.34
Belmont-sur-Yverdon	277	6.47
Bioley-Magnoux	168	4.27
Bofflens	173	4.22
Bonvillars	454	7.54
Bretonnières	204	5.45
Bullet	587	16.83
Chamblon	568	2.86
Champagne	793	3.92
Champvent	357	6.92
Chanéaz	106	1.39
Chavannes-le-Chêne	260	3.98
Chavornay	3,493	11.05
Chêne-Pâquier	112	2.12
Cheseaux-Noréaz	528	6.03
Concise	779	11.40
Corcelles-près-Concise	268	4.09
Corcelles-sur-Chavornay	325	5.48
Cronay	307	6.59
Cuarny	177	4.57
Croy	320	4.48
Démoret	126	4.27
Donneloye	593	6.62
Ependes	317	4.83
Essert-Pittet	132	2.76
Essert-sous-Champvent	151	1.21
Fiez	411	6.84
Fontaines-sur-Grandson	142	7.85
Juriens	274	9.36
L'Abbaye	1,283	31.88
L'Abergement	248	5.78
La Praz	165	5.12
Le Chenit	4,251	99.25
Le Lieu	834	32.55
Les Clées	161	7.04
Lignerolle	385	10.66
Mathod	547	6.59
Mauborget	84	5.51
Donneloye	593	6.62
Molondin	205	5.49
Montagny-près-Yverdon	675	3.52
Montcherand	429	3.06
Mutrux	135	3.21
Novalles	92	2.06
Onnens	449	5.11
Orbe	5,965	12.02
Orges	251	4.02
Orzens	200	4.20
Pomy	651	5.62
Prahins	131	2.39
Premier	186	6.12
Provence	358	31.84
Rances	447	9.83
Rovray	136	3.20
Sainte-Croix	4,467	39.42
Sergey	139	1.46
Suchy	418	6.66
Suscévaz	187	4.15
Treycovagnes	466	2.08
Ursins	208	3.35
Valeyres-sous-Montagny	651	2.28
Valeyres-sous-Rances	507	6.37
Valeyres-sous-Ursins	230	2.88
Vallorbe	3,311	23.19
Vaulion	447	13.17
Villars-Epeney	80	0.86
Villars-sous-Champvent	53	0.91
Vugelles-La Mothe	116	3.07
Vuiteboeuf	475	5.06
Yverdon-les-Bains	26,621	11.28
Yvonand	2,460	13.39
Total	79,834	689.77

References

1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
3. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008 (German) accessed 19 June 2010
4. ^ Canton of Vaud Statistical Office (French) accessed 29 April 2011
5. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton (German) accessed 28 May 2010
6. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 4 April 2011
7. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010

Coordinates: 46°46′N 6°38′E / 46.767°N 6.633°E / 46.767; 6.633