Penthaz

Penthaz is first mentioned in 1011 as Penta. Penthaz has an area, as of 2009, of 3.83 square kilometers (1.48 sq mi). Of this area, 2.57 km (0.99 sq mi) or 67.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.52 km (0.20 sq mi) or 13.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.67 km (0.26 sq mi) or 17.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km (7.4 acres) or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km (17 acres) or 1.8% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 12.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 61.1% is used for growing crops and 5.7% is pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.5% is in lakes and 0.3% is in rivers and streams. The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Penthaz became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.