Morrens, Switzerland

Geschichte

Morrens is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryMorrens is first mentioned in 1147 as Morrens.GeographyMorrens has an area, of 3.66km2. Of this area, 2.41km2 or 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.73km2 or 19.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.56km2 or 15.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Out of the forested land, 17.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 48.9% is used for growing crops and 15.6% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Echallens District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Morrens became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.It consists of the village of Morrens and the hamlet of Les Biolettes. Since the 1970s it has been part of the agglomeration of Lausanne.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend sinistre: 1. Or, Semi-Wolf rampant issuant Sable langued Gules; 2. Or, three Bends Sable.DemographicsMorrens has a population of., 11.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 12.4%. It has changed at a rate of 6.4% due to migration and at a rate of 5.8% due to births and deaths.