Peyres-Possens
former municipality of Switzerland in Vaud
Peyres-Possens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Martherenges, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges, Thierrens and Chanéaz merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Montanaire.
History
Peyres is first mentioned in 1200 as Pairi. Possens was mentioned in 1230 as Pussens.
Geography
Peyres-Possens had an area, as of 2009, of 1.9 square kilometers (0.73 mi2). Of this area, 0.94 km2 (0.36 mi2) or 49.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.76 km2 (0.29 mi2) or 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km2 (0.073 mi2) or 9.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.2% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 35.4% is used for growing crops and 12.5% is pastures.
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