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Chamblon
Vaudvillage
Chamblon
Total population
590
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Chamblon is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
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History
Chamblon is first mentioned in the 12th century as Chamblon.
Geography
Chamblon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 50.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 24.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.7% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 16.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.6%. Out of the forested land, 21.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 24.5% is used for growing crops and 23.8% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality is located on a former lake surrounded by red limestone hills. It is located on a hill overlooking Yverdon and the Lake of Neuchatel. Notable geographical features are marshy, environmentally protected areas, steep hills, and high exposure to the wind. It also has a view of the Jura Mountains. The nearest major towns are Yverdon () and Lausanne ().
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
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Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Vaud
- Treycovagnes0.3 mi away · pop. 473
- Montagny-près-Yverdon1 mi away · pop. 701
- Villars-sous-Champvent1.2 mi away · pop. 45
- Essert1.4 mi away · pop. 132
- Valeyres-sous Montagny1.5 mi away · pop. 641
- Champvent1.6 mi away · pop. 724
- Yverdon-les-Bains1.7 mi away · pop. 29,406
- Les Tuileries1.8 mi away
- Mathod2 mi away · pop. 552
- Orges2.3 mi away · pop. 275
- Ependes VD2.4 mi away · pop. 343
- Belmont-sur-Yverdon2.4 mi away · pop. 445
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
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Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 5904
- Population (Wikidata)
- 542
- Wikidata
- Q52678
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771