Goumoëns

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.

History
Éclagnens is first mentioned in 1265 as de Clanens. Goumoens-la-Ville is first mentioned in 1228 as Guimuens li vila. Goumoens-le-Jux is first mentioned in 1447 as Gumoens lo Jux. During the Ancien Régime it was known as Le Craux.

Geography
Goumoëns has an area,, of 13.89 km2. Of this area, 9.41 km2 or 67.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.36 km2 or 24.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.96 km2 or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 or 0.1% is unproductive land.

Historic population
The historical population is given in the following chart: