Penthalaz

Geschichte

Penthalaz is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryPenthalaz is first mentioned in 1182 as Pentala.GeographyPenthalaz has an area, of 3.87km2. Of this area, 2.16km2 or 55.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.65km2 or 16.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.98km2 or 25.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06km2 or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 12.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 15.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.0% is used for growing crops and 7.2% is pastures, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Penthalaz became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.The municipality is located along the left bank of the Venoge river. It consists of the village of Penthalaz, the working-class neighborhood Sous la Ville, the residential neighborhood Bellevue and the industrial zone Cossonay-Gare.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Azure and Or, overall a Bend wavy Argent, two Mining-weels counterchanged.