Ferreyres

Ferreyres is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.

History

Ferreyres is first mentioned in 814 as Forrarias. In 1011 it was mentioned as Ferrieris.

Geography

Ferreyres has an area, as of 2009, of 3.15 square kilometers (1.22 sq mi). Of this area, 1.66 km² (0.64 sq mi) or 52.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.31 km² (0.51 sq mi) or 41.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km² (0.073 sq mi) or 6.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, 38.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.8% is used for growing crops and 21.3% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Ferreyres became part of the new district of Morges.