Treytorrens is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Treytorrens has ancient roots, with archaeological evidence pointing to a Roman settlement in the area. The village was first documented in 1194 as Troterens.
During the 12th century, the lords of Treytorrens were initially vassals of the Bishop of Lausanne. However, in the mid-13th century, they recognized the suzerainty of Peter II, Count of Savoy. The seigneury remained under the control of the Treytorrens family until 1543, when it was sold to Pierre Morel of Fribourg. The same year, the seigneury passed to the Molin family of Estavayer, and later in 1685 to the DuGué family, Huguenot refugees who retained possession until 1798.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 59.6% is used for growing crops and 15.3% is pastures.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, three Fishes nainaint Argent.
Demographics
Current
Treytorrens has a population () of . , 0.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 0%. It has changed at a rate of -4.3% due to migration and at a rate of 3.5% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population () speaks French (97 or 95.1%), with German being second most common (3 or 2.9%) and Italian being third (1 or 1.0%).
, there were 39 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household.
, a total of 38 apartments (77.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 7 apartments (14.3%) were seasonally occupied and 4 apartments (8.2%) were empty.
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Heritage sites of national significance
thumb|Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
The Swiss Reformed church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The church was reconstructed in the 15th century and underwent restorations in 1907 and 1985.
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.66% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (20.13%), the PdA Party (7.52%) and the Green Party (6.24%). In the federal election, a total of 45 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.5%.
Economy
, Treytorrens had an unemployment rate of 0.8%. , there were 21 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people were employed in the secondary sector and there was 1 business in this sector. No one was employed in the tertiary sector.
, there were 3 workers who commuted into the municipality and 36 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 12.0 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 11.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.7% used a private car.