Moudon was a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Moudon.
The district consisted of 32 municipalities and had an area of 119.61 km2 with a population of 12273 inhabitants (End of 2003).
Mergers and name changes On 1 January 1961 the municipality of Bercher went to the Echallens District. On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Boulens, Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Martherenges, Montaubion-Chardonney, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Ogens, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges, Sottens, Thierrens, and Villars-Mendraz came from the District de Moudon to join the Gros-de-Vaud District. On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Brenles, Bussy-sur-Moudon, Chavannes-sur-Moudon, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Curtilles, Dompierre, Forel-sur-Lucens, Hermenches, Lovatens, Lucens, Moudon, Oulens-sur-Lucens, Prévonloup, Rossenge, Sarzens, Syens, Villars-le-Comte, and Vucherens came from the District de Moudon to join the Broye-Vully District.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011
Municipalities
+ Cercle de Lucens Municipality Inhabitants (2003-12-31) Area in km2 Brenles 165 3.85 Chesalles-sur-Moudon 161 1.65 Cremin 54 1.63 Curtilles 282 4.94 Denezy 128 3.79 Dompierre 250 3.22 Forel-sur-Lucens 144 2.84 Lovatens 149 3.45 Lucens 2157 6.27 Neyruz-sur-Moudon 135 3.52 Oulens-sur-Lucens 51 1.59 Prévonloup 122 1.84 Sarzens 58 1.45 Villars-le-Comte 129 4.22
+ Cercle de Moudon Municipality Inhabitants (2003-12-31) Area in km2 Bussy-sur-Moudon 191 3.09 Chavannes-sur-Moudon 205 5.15 Hermenches 291 4.76 Moudon 4308 15.68 Rossenges 60 1.08 Syens 141 2.53 Vucherens 469 3.26
+ Cercle de Saint-Cierges Municipality Inhabitants (2003-12-31) Area in km2 Boulens 229 3.45 Chapelle-sur-Moudon 340 4.63 Correvon 98 2.24 Martherenges 66 0.83 Montaubion-Chardonney 75 2.09 Ogens 256 3.41 Peyres-Possens 128 1.91 Saint-Cierges 435 6.44 Sottens 220 4.53 Thierrens 593 8.72 Villars-Mendraz 183 1.55
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