Pizy
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°29′N 06°21′E / 46.483°N 6.350°ECoordinates: 46°29′N 06°21′E / 46.483°N 6.350°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Morges | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 672 m (2,205 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 78 | |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1174 | |
| SFOS number | 5433 | |
| Surrounded by | Aubonne, Bougy-Villars, Essertines-sur-Rolle, Féchy, Gimel, Montherod, Mont-sur-Rolle | |
| Website | Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Pizy is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located in the district of Morges. On July 1, 2011 it was merged into Aubonne.
Pizy is first mentioned in 1188 as Pisis.
Pizy has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.51 square kilometers (0.97 sq mi). Of this area, 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) or 65.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) or 26.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 24.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 55.0% is used for growing crops and 10.4% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Aubonne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Pizy became part of the new district of Morges.
The municipality consists of scattered houses between Aubonne and Gimel.
The municipality of Pizy was merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Aubonne.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, on two Hills as many Columns Argent, three Escallops palewise Or.
Pizy has a population (as of 2003) of 78. As of 2008[update], 9.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 10.8%. It has changed at a rate of -2.7% due to migration and at a rate of 13.5% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (57 or 87.7%), with German being second most common (6 or 9.2%) and Italian being third (1 or 1.5%).
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