Étagnières
Étagnières is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Étagnières is first mentioned in 1202 as Etanneres. A Roman-era forge has been excavated at the village. Geography Étagnières has an area, , of . Of this area, or 73.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 13.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 59.6% is used for growing crops and 13.7% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality was part of the Échallens District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Étagnières became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud. The municipality is located in the Gros-de-Vaud region. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, three