Assens, Switzerland

Assens
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Assens
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Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°37′E / 46.617°N 6.617°E / 46.617; 6.617
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Gros-de-Vaud
Government
• Mayor	Syndic Guy Longchamp
Area [1]
• Total	5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	1,077
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demonym	Asseniens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1042
SFOS number	5511
Localities	Assens, Malapalud
Surrounded by	Bioley-Orjulaz, Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Echallens, Étagnières, Malapalud, Morrens, Saint-Barthélemy
Twin towns	Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises (France)
Website	www.assens.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Assens is a municipality in Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The community decided to merge their municipality with Malapalud, with effect from 1 January 2009.^[3]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 18 February 2011.