Yens

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Yens

Total population

1,328

Coordinates46.52°, 6.42°

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

Overview

Yens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

August von Senarclens de Grancy

German noble (1794-1871)

François-Louis de Pesmes de Saint-Saphorin

Genevan soldier and diplomat

Auguste Pidou

Swiss politician (1754-1821)

F

Franck Jotterand

Swiss journalist, screenwriter and writer (1923-2000)

G

George de Mestral

Swiss engineer, inventor of the velcro system (1907-1990)

Alexandre Yersin

Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist

Marc-Emile Ruchet

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1853-1912)

Samuel-Auguste Tissot

Swiss physician (1728-1797)

Frédéric Bettex

Swiss writer (1837-1915)

R

Rene Mercet

Swiss football referee (1898-1961)

H

Henri Jaccard

Swiss botanist (1844-1922)

C

Charles Baud

Swiss politician (1825-1908)

D

Donat Fer

Swiss politician (1836-1912)

L

Louis François Bégoz

(1763-1827)

J

Johann Heinrich Emanuel Mousson

Swiss politician (1803-1869)

Pierre Chappuis

Swiss physicist (1855-1916)

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

Nearby places in Vaud

• Villars-sous-Yens
  0.8 mi away · pop. 560
• Bussy-Chardonney
  1.3 mi away · pop. 337
• Lavigny
  1.4 mi away · pop. 897
• St-Livres
  1.7 mi away · pop. 538
• Reverolle
  1.8 mi away · pop. 323
• Denens
  1.8 mi away · pop. 699
• Lussy-sur-Morges
  1.9 mi away · pop. 719
• Aubonne
  2.1 mi away · pop. 2,570
• Apples
  2.3 mi away
• Etoy
  2.3 mi away · pop. 2,860
• Lully VD
  2.4 mi away · pop. 836
• Vaux
  2.5 mi away · pop. 178

Browse all places in Vaud →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

False Chanterelle

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Seen 2026-09-21

Sawadaea tulasnei

Sawadaea tulasnei

Seen 2026-09-21

hairy rupturewort

Herniaria hirsuta

Seen 2026-09-21

Bindweed Powdery Mildew

Erysiphe convolvuli

Seen 2026-09-21

field maple

Acer campestre

Seen 2026-09-19

Old-man-of-the-woods

Strobilomyces strobilaceus

Seen 2026-09-19

Feathered Gothic

Tholera decimalis

Seen 2026-09-19

Western Willow Spreadwing

Chalcolestes viridis

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-19

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

Official Identifiers