Féchy is a municipality located in the district of Morges of the Swiss canton of Vaud, in Romandy, the French-speaking part of the country.
[3] Féchy has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.7 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi).
Of the rest of the land, 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 23.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.
[5] The municipality consists of two settlement areas on both sides of road known as Vy d'Etraz, which runs between Nyon and Aubonne.
It consists of the village of Féchy and the hamlets of La Crausaz, Le Saugey and Féchy-Dessus and the new development of Les Cassivettes.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, on two hills as many pillars Argent, in chief a vine Branch with two Leaves Vert and Grapebunch Or.
[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Féchy is; 100 children or 13.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 89 teenagers or 11.6% are between 10 and 19.
[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The La Gordanne mansion and its outbuildings are listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
The entire village of Féchy is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 23.46% of the vote.
In the federal election, a total of 258 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 61.0%.
In the tertiary sector; 11 or 17.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 5 or 7.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 3.1% were in the information industry, 4 or 6.3% were the insurance or financial industry, 14 or 21.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 4.7% were in education.
[9] From the 2000 census[update], 170 or 26.9% were Roman Catholic, while 303 or 47.9% 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.
[17] Its residents include British rock drummer Phil Collins.