What is the population of Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Vaud?

Belmont-sur-Lausanne has a population of approximately 3,575 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Vaud located?

Belmont-sur-Lausanne is located in Vaud, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 46.5201°, 6.6801°.

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Belmont-sur-Lausanne

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Total population

3,575

Elevation610 m

Land area2.65 km²

Coordinates46.52°, 6.68°

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City facts

Elevation

610 m

Area

2.65 km²

head of government

Gustave Muheim

Official website

www.belmont.ch

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Overview

Belmont-sur-Lausanne is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

Belmont-sur-Lausanne is first mentioned in 1228 as Belmunt sowie apud bellum Montem.

Geography

Belmont-sur-Lausanne has an area, , of . Of this area, or 35.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 29.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 33.2% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 23.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.0% of the area Out of the forested land, 26.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.8% is used for growing crops and 16.6% is pastures, while 2.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. The municipality is located on a hill above Lake Geneva, east of the Paudèze valley. It consists of the village of Belmont-sur-Lausanne, the hamlet of Rochettaz and the ruins of the village of Les Chaffaises (grinding mill and sawmill).

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Geography

Latitude

46.5201

Longitude

6.6801

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Notable people from here

Arthur Fonjallaz

Swiss general (1875-1944)

Alexandre Vinet

Swiss theologian and literary historian (1797-1847)

Margareta of Romania

Head of the House of Romania (2017 - present)

Bigambo Rochat

Swiss footballer

Henri Dès

Swiss singer-songwriter

Charles Marc Secretan

Swiss politician (1773-1842)

Princess Ubol Ratana of Thailand

Swiss footballer (1919–2002)

Rolf Ziegler

Swiss ice hockey player

Princess Elena of Romania

Romanian Royal

Christopher Chaplin

British actor

Claire-Véronique Schmidt

Swiss writer

Claire Genoux

Swiss writer and poet

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.59

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,309

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Obscure

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Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 5581
Population (Wikidata): 3,655
Wikidata: Q43254

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

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• Wikipedia
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• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771