Geography
Le Mont-sur-Lausanne has an area, as of 2009, of 9.82–9.75 square kilometers (3.79–3.76 sq mi) (depending on calculation method). Of this area, 5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi) or 51.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi) or 18.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) or 30.0% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 17.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.3%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 16.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 42.6% is used for growing crops and 6.4% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Lausanne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Le Mont-sur-Lausanne became part of the new district of Lausanne.
The municipality is located in the northern portion of the agglomeration of Lausanne and on the edge of the Jorat woods. It consists of the village sections of Le Petit-Mont, Le Grand-Mont and Les Planches.
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