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

[3] Provence has an area, as of 2009[update], of 31.84 square kilometers (12.29 sq mi).

[5] The municipality is located on the border of the Val-de-Travers and stretches from the foot of Mont Aubert to Creux-du-Van.

It consists of the village of Provence, the hamlet of Les Prises, the housing development of Montagne Devant and the La Nouvelle Censière area.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally of Six Argent and Azure, a Buck Gules crowned with a Latin cross emanating Or.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (354 or 96.2%), with German being second most common (11 or 3.0%) and Italian being third (1 or 0.3%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Provence is; 29 children or 8.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 54 teenagers or 15.1% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The Chalet D’Alpage La Redalle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Provence is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 100 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 40.0%.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 49, of which 46 were in agriculture and 3 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 5 or 13.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 8 or 21.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 3 or 8.1% were in education and 21 or 56.8% were in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 32 or 8.7% were Roman Catholic, while 243 or 66.0% 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.