Moiry, Switzerland

Geschichte

Moiry is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.HistoryMoiry is first mentioned in 1011 as in villa Moriei. In 1219 it was mentioned as Moirie.GeographyMoiry has an area, of 6.67km2. Of this area, 2.77km2 or 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.69km2 or 55.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.21km2 or 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 54.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 26.8% is used for growing crops and 14.2% is pastures.The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Moiry became part of the new district of Morges.The municipality is located on the right bank of the Venoge river.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Heart Gules, in Chief Gules three Mullets of Five Or.DemographicsMoiry has a population of., 10.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 34.8%. It has changed at a rate of 36.9% due to migration and at a rate of -2% due to births and deaths.Most of the population speaks French (191 or 94.6%), with German being second most common (5 or 2.5%) and Italian being third (2 or 1.0%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh.