What is the population of Grancy, Vaud?

Grancy has a population of approximately 410 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Grancy, Vaud located?

Grancy is located in Vaud, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 46.5915°, 6.4649°.

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Grancy

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Grancy

Total population

410

Elevation581 m

Land area5.65 km²

Coordinates46.59°, 6.46°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation

581 m

Area

5.65 km²

head of government

Olivier Devantay

Official website

www.grancy.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Grancy is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.

History & geography

History

Grancy is first mentioned in 1141 as Granci. In 1202 it was mentioned as Grantie.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude

46.5915

Longitude

6.4649

Water area

—

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

480,774

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

Yellow-legged hornet
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
7,350
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
6,300
European roe deer
Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
5,342
red fox
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
4,774
Annual Fleabane
Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
3,678
Eurasian beaver
Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
3,663
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
3,453
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
2,803

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

183

Largest magnitude

4.6

Largest event

2005-09-08

Most recent

M 3.6 — 2026-01-12
4 km SSW of Les Houches, France
M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
M 3.2 — 2024-05-09
9 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
M 4.4 — 2023-03-22
1 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
M 3.3 — 2022-09-25
7 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
M 4.5 — 2022-03-12
3 km S of Faverges, France

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

César Roux

Swiss surgeon (1857-1934)

Henri de Catt

Swiss private secretary of Frederick the Great (1725-1795)

Jean-André Venel

Swiss orthopaedist (1740-1791)

Isabelle Chassot

Swiss politician

Jean Morax

Swiss painter (1869-1939)

Frédéric Monneron

Swiss writer (1813–1837)

Auguste Pidou

Swiss politician (1754-1821)

Patrick Moraz

Swiss musician

François-Alphonse Forel

Swiss scientist (1841-1912)

Victor Morax

ophthalmologist (1866-1935)

Samuel-Auguste Tissot

Swiss physician (1728-1797)

René Morax

Swiss actor, writer, playwright, stage director and theatre manager (1873-1963)

Fernán Caballero

Spanish women novelist (1796-1877)

Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou

French princess, duchess, countess

André Perey

Swiss politician (1931-2007)

Nikola Vučević

Montenegrin basketball player (born 1990)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Hemileccinum depilatum

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-09-22

Lacrymaria pyrotricha

Seen 2026-09-21

False Chanterelle

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 5485
Population (Wikidata): 398
Wikidata: Q68638

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771