Orzens is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[5] The municipality is located in the wooded hills above the left bank of the Mentue.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Saltire Gules, overall a Mullet of Six of the first fimbriated Sable.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (189 or 95.9%) as their first language, with German being second most common (3 or 1.5%) and English being third (2 or 1.0%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Orzens is; 13 children or 6.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 23 teenagers or 11.5% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.97% of the vote.

[9] There were 81 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.5% of the workforce.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 17 or 8.6% were Roman Catholic, while 138 or 70.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is June during which time Orzens receives an average of 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is February with an average of 70 mm (2.8 in) of precipitation over 10.3 days.

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.

[16] Stage three of the 2024 Tour de Suisse Women passed through Orzens on Monday 17th June.