Yverdon District
former district of the canton of Vaud
Yverdon District was a district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland until 2006 when it was dissolved. It was divided into the Cercles of Molondin, Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Yverdon and Champvent.
The district consisted of 38 municipalities, is 156.68 km2 in area and was home to 34,929 inhabitants at the end of 2003.
Mergers and name changes
On 1 January 2005 the former municipality of Arrissoules merged into the municipality of Rovray.
On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Bioley-Magnoux, Chamblon, Champvent, Chanéaz, Chavannes-le-Chêne, Chêne-Pâquier, Cheseaux-Noréaz, Cronay, Cuarny, Démoret, Donneloye, Épendes (VD), Essert-Pittet, Essert-sous-Champvent, Gossens, Gressy, Mathod, Mézery-près-Donneloye, Molondin, Montagny-près-Yverdon, Orges, Orzens, Pomy, Prahins, Rovray, Suchy, Suscévaz, Treycovagnes, Ursins, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Valeyres-sous-Ursins, Villars-Epeney, Villars-sous-Champvent, Vugelles-La Mothe, Yverdon-les-Bains, and Yvonand came from the District d'Yverdon to join the Jura-Nord vaudois District
On 1 September 2006 the municipality of Oppens came from the District d'Yverdon to join the Gros-de-Vaud District.
“Yverdon District” enters the record as former district of the canton of Vaud. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Yverdon, District and former can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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