Vaugondry is a former municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Fontanezier, Romairon, Vaugondry and Villars-Burquin merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Tévenon.
Geography
Vaugondry has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 45.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.4% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.0%. Out of the forested land, 40.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.3% is used for growing crops and 35.7% is pastures, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Grandson District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Vaugondry became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gyrrony Or and Azure, overall a Cat effarouched statant proper.
Demographics
Vaugondry has a population () of 36. , 12.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 9.1%. It has changed at a rate of -12.1% due to migration and at a rate of 21.2% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population () speaks French (32 or 84.2%), with Portuguese being second most common (3 or 7.9%) and German being third (2 or 5.3%).
Of the population in the municipality 5 or about 13.2% were born in Vaugondry and lived there in 2000. There were 17 or 44.7% who were born in the same canton, while 8 or 21.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 8 or 21.1% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. The total population remained the same in 2008.
The age distribution, , in Vaugondry is; 7 children or 19.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 6 teenagers or 16.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 5 people or 13.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 4 people or 11.1% are between 30 and 39, 5 people or 13.9% are between 40 and 49, and 6 people or 16.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 2 people or 5.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 1 person is between 70 and 79, there are people or 0.0% who are between 80 and 89.
, there were 17 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 17 married individuals, 3 widows or widowers and 1 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.59 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.61 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 60% 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).
, there were 15 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 4 households that consist of only one person and 1 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 16 households that answered this question, 25.0% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 3 married couples without children, 5 married couples with children There was one single parent with a child or children. There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people and 1 household that was made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 8 single family homes (or 57.1% of the total) out of a total of 14 inhabited buildings. There were 3 multi-family buildings (21.4%) and along with 3 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (21.4%). Of the single family homes 5 were built before 1919. The most multi-family homes (3) were built before 1919.
there were 17 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 8. There were single room apartments and 4 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 15 apartments (88.2% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 2 apartments (11.8%) were seasonally occupied. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 5.88%.