Goumoëns Explained
| Subject Name: | Goumoëns |
| Municipality Type: | municipality |
| Canton: | Vaud |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-VD |
| Coordinates: | 46.65°N 42°W |
| Municipality Code: | 5541 |
| Area: | 13.9 |
| Population: | 650 |
| Populationof: | December 2009 |
| Popofyear: | 2009 |
| Mayor Title: | Syndic |
Goumoëns is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Éclagnens, Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Goumoëns.[1]
History
Éclagnens is first mentioned in 1265 as de Clanens. Goumoens-la-Ville is first mentioned in 1228 as Guimuens li vila. Goumoens-le-Jux is first mentioned in 1447 as Gumoens lo Jux. During the Ancien Régime it was known as Le Craux.
Geography
Goumoëns has an area,, of 13.89km2. Of this area, 9.41km2 or 67.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.36km2 or 24.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.96km2 or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04km2 or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01km2 or 0.1% is unproductive land.[2]
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[3] Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8)ImageSize = width:1100 height:500PlotArea = height:350 left:100 bottom:90 right:100Legend = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160AlignBars = justifyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:730TimeAxis = orientation:verticalAlignBars = justifyScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:100 start:0ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:20 start:0Colors= id:EC value:yellowgreen legend:Éclagnens id:VI value:green legend:Goumoens-la-Ville id:JU value:blue legend:Goumoens-le-JuxPlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:147 text:"147" color:EC bar:1860 from: 0 till:112 text:"112" color:EC bar:1870 from: 0 till:120 text:"120" color:EC bar:1880 from: 0 till:87 text:"87" color:EC bar:1890 from: 0 till:129 text:"129" color:EC bar:1900 from: 0 till:147 text:"147" color:EC bar:1910 from: 0 till:129 text:"129" color:EC bar:1920 from: 0 till:100 text:"100" color:EC bar:1930 from: 0 till:92 text:"92" color:EC bar:1940 from: 0 till:88 text:"88" color:EC bar:1950 from: 0 till:109 text:"109" color:EC bar:1960 from: 0 till:95 text:"95" color:EC bar:1970 from: 0 till:70 text:"70" color:EC bar:1980 from: 0 till:67 text:"67" color:EC bar:1990 from: 0 till:56 text:"56" color:EC bar:2000 from: 0 till:83 text:"83" color:EC bar:1850 from: 147 till:590 text:"443" color:VI bar:1860 from: 112 till:518 text:"406" color:VI bar:1870 from: 120 till:575 text:"455" color:VI bar:1880 from: 87 till:550 text:"463" color:VI bar:1890 from: 129 till:583 text:"454" color:VI bar:1900 from: 147 till:596 text:"449" color:VI bar:1910 from: 129 till:539 text:"410" color:VI bar:1920 from: 100 till:492 text:"392" color:VI bar:1930 from: 92 till:531 text:"439" color:VI bar:1940 from: 88 till:510 text:"422" color:VI bar:1950 from: 109 till:493 text:"384" color:VI bar:1960 from: 95 till:507 text:"412" color:VI bar:1970 from: 70 till:431 text:"361" color:VI bar:1980 from: 67 till:465 text:"398" color:VI bar:1990 from: 56 till:565 text:"509" color:VI bar:2000 from: 83 till:694 text:"611" color:VI bar:1850 from: 590 till:626 text:"36" color:JU bar:1860 from: 518 till:560 text:"42" color:JU bar:1870 from: 575 till:612 text:"37" color:JU bar:1880 from: 550 till:590 text:"40" color:JU bar:1890 from: 583 till:622 text:"39" color:JU bar:1900 from: 596 till:628 text:"32" color:JU bar:1910 from: 539 till:568 text:"29" color:JU bar:1920 from: 492 till:518 text:"26" color:JU bar:1930 from: 531 till:561 text:"30" color:JU bar:1940 from: 510 till:546 text:"36" color:JU bar:1950 from: 493 till:522 text:"29" color:JU bar:1960 from: 507 till:534 text:"27" color:JU bar:1970 from: 431 till:451 text:"20" color:JU bar:1980 from: 465 till:488 text:"23" color:JU bar:1990 from: 565 till:592 text:"27" color:JU bar:2000 from: 694 till:728 text:"34" color:JU
Notes and References
- http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
- http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
- http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=trueSwiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000
