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

[2] Prahins had an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.4 square kilometers (0.93 sq mi).

[4] The former municipality is located at the intersection of the Yverdon-Moudon and Morges-Payerne roads, on the right bank of the Mentue river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vair, in Chief Azure a Wing Or.

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (116 or 92.1%) as their first language, with German being second most common (8 or 6.3%) and English being third (2 or 1.6%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Prahins is; 8 children or 6.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 23 teenagers or 17.6% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 54.3% 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] The entire village of Prahins is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[7] There were 60 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 53.3% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles and 2 were in a hotel or restaurant.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 13 or 10.3% were Roman Catholic, while 101 or 80.2% 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.