Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.
The villages of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens.
[2] Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.8 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi).
[3] The village is located in a high valley between the Venoge and the Morges rivers.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, on a Cross Sable five Mullets of Six pierced of the first.
[8] In 2008[update] there were 0 live births to Swiss citizens or resident non-citizens.
[9] About 54.6% 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][12] Mestral Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
The entire village of Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
[13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.1% of the vote.
In the federal election, a total of 121 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.2%.
[7] There were 169 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.4% of the workforce.
In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 25.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 16.7% were in the information industry, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 3 or 25.0% were in education.
[7] From the 2000 census[update], 87 or 22.8% were Roman Catholic, while 211 or 55.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.