Oleyres is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud in the district of Broye-Vully.

[2] Oleyres has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.92 square kilometers (0.74 sq mi).

[4] The municipality is located on a hill that rises above the Broye valley south-east of Avenches.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Argent and Gules, overall a Crossbow bendwise Or.

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (176 or 78.9%), with German being second most common (34 or 15.2%) and English being third (6 or 2.7%).

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Oleyres is; 13 children or 6.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 38 teenagers or 17.4% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 71.4% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

[7] 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 37.49% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 75 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.0%.

[7] There were 100 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.0% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 52.

In the tertiary sector; 1 was in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 3 or 50.0% were in education.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 42 or 18.8% were Roman Catholic, while 128 or 57.4% 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 155 children of which 83 children (53.5%) received subsidized pre-school care.

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