Yverdon District

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.

Arms of Yverdon

The district consisted of 38 municipalities, is 156.68 km2 in area and was home to 34,929 inhabitants at the end of 2003.

District Yverdon
Municipalities of District Yverdon

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.[1]

Yverdon

Cercle of Belmont-sur-Yverdon
Municipality Population (31.12.2003) Area (km2)
Belmont-sur-Yverdon2646.47
Épendes3154.82
Essert-Pittet1242.76
Gossens1281.02
Gressy1642.23
Oppens1703.60
Orzens2074.19
Pomy5515.62
Suchy3466.66
Ursins1793.37
Valeyres-sous-Ursins1982.83

Cercle of Champvent
Municipality Population (31.12.2003) Area (km2)
Chamblon5572.85
Champvent3166.88
Essert-sous-Champvent1271.23
Mathod4866.59
Montagny-près-Yverdon6093.55
Orges2234.01
Suscévaz1754.15
Treycovagnes4782.07
Valeyres-sous-Montagny5722.27
Villars-sous-Champvent490.92
Vugelles-La Mothe1063.08

Cercle of Molondin
Municipality Population (31.12.2003) Area (km2)
Bioley-Magnoux1634.27
Chanéaz991.39
Chavannes-le-Chêne2363.98
Chêne-Pâquier1052.11
Cronay3166.61
Cuarny1794.56
Démoret1354.24
Donneloye3243.72
Mézery-près-Donneloye751.85
Molondin1965.53
Prahins1422.42
Rovray1293.21
Villars-Epeney640.86
Yvonand2,31713.38

Cercle of Yverdon
Municipality Population (31.12.2003) Area (km2)
Cheseaux-Noréaz5106.12
Yverdon-les-Bains23,59511.26

References
  1. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011.

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