Faoug

Geschichte

Faoug is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryFaoug is first mentioned in 1228 as Fol.GeographyFaoug has an area, of 3.45km2. Of this area, 1.9km2 or 55.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.87km2 or 25.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.68km2 or 19.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02km2 or 0.6% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 9.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.3%. Out of the forested land, 23.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 48.7% is used for growing crops and 5.2% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Avenches District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Faoug became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.The municipality is located on the southern shore of Lake Murten along the border with the Canton of Bern.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale, 1. Azure, on a mount Vert a Peacock Azure with Tail proper, 2. Gules, a bush eradicated Vert flowered Argent.DemographicsFaoug has a population of., 15.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 28.5%. It has changed at a rate of 22.3% due to migration and at a rate of 5.6% due to births and deaths.