Corcelles-sur-Chavornay
former municipality in Switzerland
Corcelles-sur-Chavornay (French pronunciation: [kɔʁsɛl syʁ ʃavɔʁnɛ], literally Corcelles on Chavornay) is a former municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Corcelles-sur-Chavornay and Essert-Pittet merged into the municipality of Chavornay.
History
Corcelles-sur-Chavornay is first mentioned in 885 as Corceles.
Geography
Corcelles-sur-Chavornay had an area, as of 2009, of 5.5 square kilometers (2.1 mi2). Of this area, 3.6 km2 (1.4 mi2) or 65.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.6 km2 (0.62 mi2) or 29.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.25 km2 (0.097 mi2) or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 53.6% is used for growing crops and 9.1% is pastures, while 2.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
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