[3] Crans has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.3 square kilometers (1.7 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) or 26.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Church Cross Argent.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,474 or 75.1%), with English being second most common (207 or 10.5%) and German being third (143 or 7.3%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Crans is; 248 children or 12.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 267 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] Crans Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 23.63% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 525 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.0%.

[9] There were 961 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.6% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 13, of which 12 were in agriculture and 1 was in fishing or fisheries.

In the tertiary sector; 48 or 25.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 10 or 5.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 11 or 5.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 7 or 3.7% were in the information industry, 4 or 2.1% were the insurance or financial industry, 19 or 10.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 12 or 6.4% were in education and 26 or 13.9% were in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 630 or 32.1% were Roman Catholic, while 659 or 33.6% 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.

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