Lavaux-Oron District
district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Lavaux-Oron District (French: District de Lavaux-Oron) is a district in the Swiss canton of Vaud.
Geography
Lavaux-Oron has an area, as of 2009, of 134.54 square kilometers (51.95 sq mi). Of this area, 79.92 km2 (30.86 sq mi) or 59.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.55 km2 (12.18 sq mi) or 23.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.94 km2 (8.47 sq mi) or 16.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) or 0.9% is unproductive land.
Demographics
Lavaux-Oron has a population (as of December 2020) of 63,446.
In 2008 there were 419 live births to Swiss citizens and 127 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 463 deaths of Swiss citizens and 38 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 44 while the foreign population increased by 89. There were 16 Swiss men and 6 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 391 non-Swiss men and 430 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 57 and the non-Swiss population increased by 881 people.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Lavaux-Oron District” is district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Lavaux-Oron, District and district, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q660985. Authority coordinates are 46.488, 6.728. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2009, 2020 and 2008.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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