Peyres-Possens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[2] Peyres-Possens had an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.9 square kilometers (0.73 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 9.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.

[4] The former municipality is located on a hilly plateau in the mid-Jorat to the right of the Mentue river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Wall embattled and towered Gules masoned Sable.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (128 or 89.5%), with German being second most common (7 or 4.9%) and Albanian being third (6 or 4.2%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Peyres-Possens is; 25 children or 16.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 26 teenagers or 17.1% are between 10 and 19.

The greatest number of multi-family homes (2) were built between 1961 and 1970 and again between 1971 and 1980[11] In 2000[update] there were 51 apartments in the municipality.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][12] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.57% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 42 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 44.7%.

[8] There were 54 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.6% of the workforce.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 31 or 21.7% were Roman Catholic, while 75 or 52.4% 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.

[16] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 296 children of which 96 children (32.4%) received subsidized pre-school care.

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