Le Vaud

Le Vaud has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.1 square kilometers (1.2 sq mi).

[4] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Shovel upright Argent crossed with two Keys in saltire of the same.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (754 or 80.0%), with English being second most common (77 or 8.2%) and German being third (71 or 7.5%).

[9] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Le Vaud is; 189 children or 15.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 165 teenagers or 13.9% are between 10 and 19.

In the federal election, a total of 355 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 52.0%.

[8] There were 458 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.8% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 16, of which 15 were in agriculture and 1 was in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 8 or 11.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 17 or 23.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 2.7% were in the information industry, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 6 or 8.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 9.6% were in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 266 or 28.2% were Roman Catholic, while 373 or 39.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[9] The Zoo de la Garenne is located in Le Vaud.

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.