Châtillens
Châtillens is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Oron.
History
Châtillens is first mentioned in 1141 as Castellens.
Geography
Châtillens has an area, as of 2009, of 2.1 square kilometers (0.81 sq mi). Of this area, 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi) or 61.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 27.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) or 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 25.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.4% is used for growing crops and 11.8% is pastures, while 1.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.
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