Saint-Sulpice (Vaud)

Geschichte

Saint-Sulpice is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne.HistorySaint-Sulpice is first mentioned in 1228 as Sanctus Surpiscius.GeographySaint-Sulpice has an area, of 1.9km2. Of this area, 0.28km2 or 15.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.13km2 or 7.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.41km2 or 75.8% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 41.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.2% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 12.4%. Out of the forested land, 5.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 13.4% is used for growing crops and 1.1% is pastures.The municipality was part of the Morges District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Saint-Sulpice became part of the new district of Ouest Lausannois.The municipality is located along Lake Geneva between the Venoge and Chamberonne river. It consists of the village of Saint-Sulpice, the residential development of Les Pierrettes and the industrial zone of En Champigny.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, Chief Argent, overall a Church Argent lined Sable.