Bottens

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

History

Bottens is first mentioned in 1142 as Botens.

Geography

Bottens has an area, as of 2009, of 6.89 square kilometers (2.66 sq mi). Of this area, 4.97 km² (1.92 sq mi) or 72.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.4 km² (0.54 sq mi) or 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.53 km² (0.20 sq mi) or 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 50.8% is used for growing crops and 20.6% is pastures.

The municipality was part of the Echallens District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Bottens became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.

The municipality is located south-west of Echallens in the Gros-de-Vaud region.