Saint-Oyens
Saint-Oyens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud located at the foot of the Jura mountains. It lies in the district of Morges. History Saint-Oyens is first mentioned in 1139 as Sancto Eugendo. By the 13th Century the church of Saint Oyens was first mentioned and it was totally rebuilt during 1877-78. Some farmhouses in the municipality are from the 18th and 19th Centuries. Geography Saint-Oyens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 56.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.9% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 36.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 43.9% is used for growing crops and 11.8% is pastures. The municipality was part of the Aubonne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Saint-Oyens became part of the new district of