Geography
Payerne has an area, as of 2009, of 24.19 square kilometers (9.34 sq mi). Of this area, 14.46 km2 (5.58 sq mi) or 59.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) or 14.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi) or 23.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 1.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 52.2% is used for growing crops and 6.7% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was the capital of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Payerne became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
It consists of the town of Payerne and four hamlets including Vers-chez-Perrin.
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