Carrouge

Geschichte

Carrouge is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016 the former municipalities of Carrouge, Ferlens and Mézières merged into the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières.HistoryCarrouge is first mentioned in 1255 as Carrogium.GeographyCarrouge has an area, of 5.42km2. Of this area, 3.83km2 or 70.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.07km2 or 19.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.51km2 or 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 17.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 52.6% is used for growing crops and 17.2% is pastures.The municipality was part of the Oron District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Carrouge became part of the new district of Broye-Vully. The municipality is located in the Jorat. It consists of the linear village of Carrouge and multiple hamlets. The municipalities of Carrouge, Ferlens and Mézières are considering a merger at a date in the future into the new municipality of with an, undetermined name.