Denges

Denges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.

History

Denges is first mentioned around 1107-11 as apud Dangias. In 1164 it was mentioned as Denges.

Geography

Denges has an area, as of 2009, of 1.7 square kilometers (0.66 sq mi). Of this area, 0.82 km² (0.32 sq mi) or 49.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.09 km² (0.035 sq mi) or 5.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.75 km² (0.29 sq mi) or 45.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 13.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 22.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 30.7% is used for growing crops, while 18.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.