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Bournens
Vaudvillage
Bournens
Total population
518
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bournens is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Bournens is first mentioned in 1184 as Brunens.
Geography
Bournens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.5% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 65.6% is used for growing crops and 7.4% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Vaud
- Sullens0.8 mi away · pop. 907
- Boussens1 mi away · pop. 743
- Penthaz1.2 mi away · pop. 1,287
- Daillens1.3 mi away · pop. 941
- Bettens1.7 mi away · pop. 529
- Mex VD1.8 mi away · pop. 662
- Penthalaz1.9 mi away · pop. 3,209
- Bioley-Orjulaz2 mi away · pop. 458
- Vufflens-la-Ville2.1 mi away · pop. 1,221
- Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne2.4 mi away · pop. 2,939
- Etagnières2.4 mi away · pop. 1,106
- Allens2.5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 5472
- Population (Wikidata)
- 402
- Wikidata
- Q52276
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771