Ferlens is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[2] Ferlens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.2 square kilometers (0.85 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The municipality is located in the Jorat region, on the left bank of the Broye.

[5] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert, bordered Or, an Arrow point bendwise Argent.

[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Ferlens is; 39 children or 12.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 51 teenagers or 15.7% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 23.88% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 114 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.0%.

[9] There were 142 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.1% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 33.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 1 was in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 44 or 16.6% were Roman Catholic, while 148 or 55.8% 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.