Renens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located in the district of Ouest lausannois, and is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. It is the fourth largest city in the canton. It is considered a very multiethnic town, as more than 50% of the inhabitants are resident foreign nationals.
Renens is first mentioned around 888-896 as in villa Runingis.
Renens has an area, as of 2009, of 2.96–2.95 square kilometers (1.14–1.14 sq mi...
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Renens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located in the district of Ouest lausannois, and is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. It is the fourth largest city in the canton. It is considered a very multiethnic town, as more than 50% of the inhabitants are resident foreign nationals.
Renens is first mentioned around 888-896 as in villa Runingis.
Renens has an area, as of 2009, of 2.96–2.95 square kilometers (1.14–1.14 sq mi) (depending on calculation method). Of this area, 0.1 km (0.039 sq mi) or 3.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.07 km (0.027 sq mi) or 2.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.78 km (1.07 sq mi) or 93.9% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 13.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 41.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 28.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.4% of the area while parks, green belts and...
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