Les Thioleyres

Les Thioleyres is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Oron. Les Thioleyres had an area, , of . Of this area, or 86.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 7.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 3.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 59.6% is used for growing crops and 25.9% is pastures. The former municipality was part of the Oron District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Les Thioleyres became part of the new district of Lavaux-Oron. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale, 1: Or, two Shovels Gules one and one; 2: Sable, a Crozier Or. Les Thioleyres has a population () of 213. , 2.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 27.6%. It has changed at a rate of 15.3% due to migration and at a rate of 12.4% due to births and deaths. Most of the population () speaks French (168 or 97.7%) with the rest speaking German The age distribution, , in Les Thioleyres is; 34 children or 15.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 31 teenagers or 14.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 27 people or 12.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 36 people or 16.6% are between 30 and 39, 28 people or 12.9% are between 40 and 49, and 29 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 14 people or 6.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 11 people or 5.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 5 people or 2.