Molondin is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Molondin is first mentioned in 1380 as Mollondens and Mollendens.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 27.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 59.0% is used for growing crops and 6.7% is pastures.
The village is located on a plateau, south-west of Vallon des Vaux.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Bendy of Eight Azure and Or, a Tower with a Wall to sinister embatteled Argent masoned Sable.
Demographics
Molondin has a population () of . , 11.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 6.8%. It has changed at a rate of 9.9% due to migration and at a rate of -2.1% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population () speaks French (172 or 95.0%) as their first language, with German being second most common (7 or 3.9%) and English being third (1 or 0.6%).
, there were 82 people who were single and never married in the village. There were 86 married individuals, 11 widows or widowers and 2 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 71 private households in the village, and an average of 2.5 persons per household.
, a total of 67 apartments (80.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 11 apartments (13.3%) were seasonally occupied and 5 apartments (6.0%) were empty.
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Heritage sites of national significance
thumb|upright|Tower of Saint Martin
The castle ruins and abandoned settlement at Saint-Martin-Du-Chêne is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire village of Molondin is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.64% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (22.66%), the SP (14.84%) and the Green Party (6.65%). In the federal election, a total of 64 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 45.7%.
Economy
, Molondin had an unemployment rate of 2.2%. , there were 56 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 7 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 3 businesses in this sector. 23 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.
, there were 9 workers who commuted into the village and 42 workers who commuted away. The village is a net exporter of workers, with about 4.7 workers leaving the village for every one entering. Of the working population, 4.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 47% used a private car. During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 578 children of which 359 children (62.1%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 14 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 17 students in those schools.
, there were 4 students in Molondin who came from another village, while 30 residents attended schools outside the village.