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Penthaz

Penthaz is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Penthaz is first mentioned in 1011 as Penta.

Penthaz has an area, as of 2009, of 3.83 square kilometers (1.48 sq mi). Of this area, 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi) or 67.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 13.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) or 17.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 1.8% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 12.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 61.1% is used for growing crops and 5.7% is pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.5% is in lakes and 0.3% is in rivers and streams.

The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Penthaz became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.

The municipality is located on the left bank of the Venoge river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Bend wavy Argent, overall a Column Or.

Penthaz has a population (as of December 2020) of 1,855. As of 2008, 17.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 13.8%. It has changed at a rate of 8% due to migration and at a rate of 5.7% due to births and deaths.

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