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

[2] Sottens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.5 square kilometers (1.7 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 6.0% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The former municipality is located in the Gros-de-Vaud, auf einem Plateau des Jorat zwischen Echallens und Moudon gelegen district.

Gros-de-Vaud, auf einem Plateau des Jorat zwischen Echallens und Moudon gelegen..

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Gules and Vert, overall a Bar wavy Argent surrounded with seven Mullets of Five Or four and three.

[6] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (180 or 85.7%), with German being second most common (15 or 7.1%) and Portuguese being third (12 or 5.7%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Sottens is; 34 children or 13.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 31 teenagers or 12.1% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 45% 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).

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.15% of the vote.

[6] There were 119 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.5% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 15.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 9 or 45.0% were in the information industry, 4 or 20.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 10.0% were in education.

[6] According to the 2000 census[update], thirty-seven people, 17.6% of the total population, were Roman Catholic, while 120 or 57.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Thirty people (14.29%) were not affiliated to any church, agnostic or atheist, and two individuals (0.95% of the population) did not respond to the questions about belief.

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.