Ropraz

Geschichte

Ropraz is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryRopraz is first mentioned in 1234 as Rospraz.GeographyRopraz has an area, of 4.83km2. Of this area, 3.42km2 or 70.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.94km2 or 19.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.43km2 or 8.9% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. Out of the forested land, 17.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 49.3% is used for growing crops and 19.5% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Oron District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Ropraz became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.The municipality is located along the road between Lausanne and Bern. It consists of the village of Ropraz, with the village sections of Bourg-du-Milieu and Bourg-Dessous and the hamlets of Vers-chez-les-Rod and Les Ussières.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Cat effarouché proper langued purpure in forepaws holding a Key Argent.DemographicsRopraz has a population of., 8.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 4.1%. It has changed at a rate of 2.9% due to migration and at a rate of 4.1% due to births and deaths.