Goumoëns
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Goumoëns | |
|---|---|
 Goumoens-la-Ville town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Goumoëns  | |
  Goumoëns  Goumoëns | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°36′E / 46.650°N 6.600°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Gros-de-Vaud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.70 km2 (4.13 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,118 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| SFOS number | 5541 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| Surrounded by | Échallens, Penthéréaz, Saint-Barthélemy, Villars-le-Terroir |
| Website | http://www.goumoens.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Goumoëns is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Éclagnens, Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Goumoëns.[3]
Éclagnens is first mentioned in 1265 as de Clanens.[4] Goumoens-la-Ville is first mentioned in 1228 as Guimuens li vila.[5] Goumoens-le-Jux is first mentioned in 1447 as Gumoens lo Jux. During the Ancien Régime it was known as Le Craux.[6]
