Romanel-sur-Lausanne
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| Coordinates: 46°34′N 06°36′E / 46.567°N 6.600°ECoordinates: 46°34′N 06°36′E / 46.567°N 6.600°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Lausanne | |
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Syndic Edgar Schiesser |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 592 m (1,942 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,357 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1032 | |
| SFOS number | 5592 | |
| Surrounded by | Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lausanne, Prilly | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Romanel-sur-Lausanne is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Lausanne.
Romanel-sur-Lausanne is first mentioned in 1184 as Romanes.
Romanel-sur-Lausanne has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.88–2.92 square kilometers (1.11–1.13 sq mi) (depending on calculation method). Of this area, 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi) or 59.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi) or 3.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 37.8% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 5.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 12.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 1.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 55.6% is used for growing crops and 1.4% is pastures, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the olf Lausanne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Romanel-sur-Lausanne became part of the new district of Lausanne.
The municipality is part of the agglomeration of Lausanne. Until the 1960s, it consisted of a linear village on the Lausanne-Echallens road, which then grew to become part of the greater Lausanne area.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Fountain Gules and Argent fimbriated Argent, Chief of the same.
Romanel-sur-Lausanne has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 3,357. As of 2008[update], 19.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 5.9%. It has changed at a rate of -1.3% due to migration and at a rate of 7.8% due to births and deaths.
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