Provence is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Provence is first mentioned in 1340 as Provency. Provence has an area, as of 2009, of 31.84 square kilometers (12.29 sq mi). Of this area, 17.36 km2 (6.70 sq mi) or 54.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi) or 43.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 36.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.2% is used for growing crops and 12.4% is pastures and 38.6% is used for alpine pastures. More information...
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