Prévonloup

Prévonloup
Coat of arms
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Location of Prévonloup
Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°53′E / 46.700°N 6.883°E / 46.700; 6.883Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°53′E / 46.700°N 6.883°E / 46.700; 6.883
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation	746 m (2,448 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	172
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Postal code	1682
SFOS number	5683
Surrounded by	Billens-Hennens (FR), Dompierre, Lovatens, Romont (FR)
Website	www.prevonloup.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Prévonloup is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Prévonloup is first mentioned in 1336 as Provalour. In 1340 it was mentioned as Provonlou and in 1440 as Prévondloup.

Prévonloup has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 1.84 square kilometers (0.71 sq mi). Of this area, 1.46 km² (0.56 sq mi) or 79.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.22 km² (0.085 sq mi) or 12.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km² (35 acres) or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area Out of the forested land, 10.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 72.3% is used for growing crops and 6.0% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Prévonloup became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.

The municipality is located on the right bank of the Broye between Lucens and Romont (in the Canton of Fribourg).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Argent and Gules, overall two pyxes counterchanged.

Prévonloup has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 172. As of 2008^[update], 7.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 11.8%. It has changed at a rate of 8.7% due to migration and at a rate of 3.9% due to births and deaths.