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

[3] Boussens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.15 square kilometers (1.22 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads).

It consists of the village of Boussens and the hamlets of Chevrine and Grange aux Aguet.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (692 or 93.1%), with German being second most common (23 or 3.1%) and English being third (9 or 1.2%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Boussens is; 106 children or 12.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 138 teenagers or 16.4% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 26.27% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 208 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 41.8%.

[9] There were 396 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.7% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 153.

In the tertiary sector; 52 or 38.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 2.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 11 or 8.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 5.1% were in education and 2 or 1.5% were in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 229 or 30.8% were Roman Catholic, while 346 or 46.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.

[17] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 296 children of which 96 children (32.4%) received subsidized pre-school care.

The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.