Saint-Cierges is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[2] Saint-Cierges had an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.4 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi).

[4] The former municipality is located on a plateau in the Jorat between the Broye and Mentue rivers.

It consists of the village of Saint-Cierges and the hamlets of Corrençon, Pré-de-Place and Solitude.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a semi of Saint Cyriaque proper clad Argent, haloed Or, holding in dexter a Palm Branch Vert, in sinister an imaginary reptile of the same.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (377 or 91.7%), with German being second most common (18 or 4.4%) and English being third (6 or 1.5%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Saint-Cierges is; 51 children or 11.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 55 teenagers or 12.0% are between 10 and 19.

[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 24.78% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 180 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 55.6%.

[8] There were 213 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.8% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 34, of which 31 were in agriculture and 3 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 8 or 34.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 13.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 13.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 3 or 13.0% were in education.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 61 or 14.8% were Roman Catholic, while 263 or 64.0% 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.

[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.