Territorial Division Act (LDecTer) - The Districts (LDecTer)

1. The Canton of Vaud is divided into ten districts, namely the districts of: Aigle, Broye-Vully, Gros-de-Vaud, Jura-Nord vaudois, Lausanne, Lavaux-Oron, Morges, Nyon, Ouest lausannois, and Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut.

1. The district of Aigle comprises the municipalities of: Aigle, Bex, Chessel, Corbeyrier, Gryon, Lavey-Morcles, Leysin, Noville, Ollon, Ormont-Dessous, Ormont-Dessus, Rennaz, Roche, Villeneuve, and Yvorne.

2. The administrative center of the district is Aigle.

1. The district of Broye-Vully comprises the municipalities of: Avenches, Bussy-sur-Moudon, Champtauroz, Chavannes-sur-Moudon, Chevroux, Corcelles-le-Jorat, Corcelles-près-Payerne, Cudrefin, Dompierre, Faoug, Grandcour, Henniez, Hermenches, Lovatens, Lucens, Missy, Moudon, Payerne, Prévonloup, Ropraz, Rossenges, Syens, Trey, Treytorrens (Payerne), Valbroye, Villars-le-Comte, Villarzel, Vucherens, Vulliens, and Vully-les-Lacs.

2. The chief town of the district is Payerne.

1. The district of Gros-de-Vaud includes the municipalities of: Assens, Bercher, Bettens, Bottens, Boulens, Bournens, Boussens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Cugy, Daillens, Echallens, Essertines-sur-Yverdon, Etagnières, Fey, Froideville, Goumoëns, Jorat-Menthue, Lussery-Villars, Mex, Montanaire, Montilliez, Morrens, Ogens, Oppens, Oulens-sous-Echallens, Pailly, Penthalaz, Penthaz, Penthéréaz, Poliez-Pittet, Rueyres, Saint-Barthélemy, Sullens, Villars-le-Terroir, Vuarrens, and Vufflens-la-Ville.

2. The chief town of the district is Echallens.

1. The Jura-Nord Vaudois district comprises the municipalities of: L'Abergement, Agiez, Arnex-sur-Orbe, Ballaigues, Baulmes, Bavois, Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Bioley-Magnoux, Bofflens, Bonvillars, Bretonnières, Bullet, Chamblon, Champagne, Champvent, Chavannes-le-Chêne, Chavornay, Chêne-Pâquier, Cheseaux-Noréaz, Les Clées, Concise, Corcelles-près-Concise, Cronay, Croy, Cuarny, Démoret, Donneloye, Ependes, Fiez, Fontaines-sur-Grandson, Giez, Grandevent, Grandson, Juriens, Lignerolle, Mathod-Suscévaz, Mauborget, Molondin, Montagny-près-Yverdon, Montcherand, Mutrux, Novalles, Onnens, Orbe, Orges, Orzens, Pomy, La Praz, Premier, Provence, Rances, Romainmôtier-Envy, Rovray, Sainte-Croix, Sergey, Suchy, Tévenon, Treycovagnes, Ursins, La Vallée de Joux, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Valeyres-sous-Rances, Valeyres-sous-Ursins, Vallorbe, Vaulion, Villars-Epeney, Vugelles-La Mothe, Vuiteboeuf, Yverdon-les-Bains, and Yvonand.

2. The administrative center of the district is Yverdon-les-Bains.

1. The district of Lausanne includes the municipalities of: Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Epalinges, Jouxtens-Mézery, Lausanne, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, and Romanel-sur-Lausanne.

2. The capital of the district is Lausanne.

1. The district of Lavaux-Oron comprises the municipalities of: Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Bourg-en-Lavaux, Chexbres, Forel (Lavaux), Lutry, Maracon, Jorat-Mézières, Montpreveyres, Oron, Paudex, Puidoux, Pully, Rivaz, Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux), Savigny, Servion.

2. The capital of the district is Bourg-en-Lavaux.

1. The Morges district comprises the municipalities of: Aclens, Allaman, Aubonne, Ballens, Berolle, Bière, Bougy-Villars, Bremblens, Buchillon, La Chaux (Cossonay), Chavannes-le-Veyron, Chevilly, Chigny, Clarmont, Cossonay, Cuarnens, Denens, Denges, Dizy, Echandens, Echichens, Eclépens, Etoy, Féchy, Ferreyres, Gimel, Gollion, Grancy, Hautemorges, L'Isle, Lavigny, Lonay, Lully, Lussy-sur-Morges, Mauraz, Moiry, Mollens, Mont-la-Ville, Montricher, Morges, Orny, Pompaples, Préverenges, Romanel-sur-Morges, Saint-Livres, Saint-Prex, La Sarraz, Senarclens, Tolochenaz, Vaux-sur-Morges, Villars-sous-Yens, Vufflens-le-Château, Vullierens, and Yens.

2. The administrative center of the district is Morges.

1. The district of Nyon includes the municipalities of: Arnex-sur-Nyon, Arzier-Le Muids, Bassins, Begnins, Bogis-Bossey, Borex, Bursinel, Bursins, Burtigny, Chavannes-de-Bogis, Chavannes-des-Bois, Chéserex, Coinsins, Commugny, Coppet, Crans, Crassier, Duillier, Dully, Essertines-sur-Rolle, Eysins, Founex, Genolier, Gilly, Gingins, Givrins, Gland, Grens, Longirod, Luins, Marchissy, Mies, Mont-sur-Rolle, Nyon, Perroy, Prangins, La Rippe, Rolle, Saint-Cergue, Saint-George, Signy-Avenex, Tannay, Tartegnin, Trélex, Le Vaud, Vich, and Vinzel.

2. The administrative center of the district is Nyon.

1. The West Lausanne district comprises the municipalities of: Bussigny, Chavannes-près-Renens, Crissier, Ecublens, Prilly, Renens, Saint-Sulpice, and Villars-Sainte-Croix.

2. The administrative center of the district is Renens.

1. The district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut includes the municipalities of: Blonay - Saint-Légier, Chardonne, Château-d'Œx, Corseaux, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Jongny, Montreux, Rossinière, Rougemont, La Tour-de-Peilz, Vevey, Veytaux.

2. The district capital is Vevey.

1. A municipality may request its attachment to another district if part of its territory shares a common boundary with the limits of that district.

1. The request for attachment to another district is subject to a notice from the municipality submitted to the municipal or general council or a popular initiative.

2. The positive decision of the municipal or general council or the successful popular initiative is submitted to a vote by the municipal electorate.

1. If the communal electorate accepts the request for attachment to another district, the municipality shall transmit it without delay to the Council of State.

2. The Council of State shall transmit the request to the Grand Council with its recommendation in the form of a draft amendment to this law.

3. If several municipalities wish to be attached to the same district, the Council of State may combine the requests into a single procedure.

1. The Grand Council decides on the request for attachment taking into account the demographic balance and territorial coherence between the districts.

1. A modification of the boundaries of a district cannot take effect within the 12 months preceding the end of the legislative term.

1. Districts within the meaning of this law constitute electoral constituencies within the meaning of the law on the exercise of political rights [B] for the elections of the Grand Council and the Council of State in 2007. The law on the exercise of political rights defines the sub-constituencies.

1. A municipality may not submit a request for attachment within the meaning of Articles 12 and following of this law until at least one year after its entry into force.

1. The Council of State is responsible for the execution of the present law. It shall publish the text in accordance with Article 84, paragraph 1, letter a) of the Cantonal Constitution and shall determine, by way of decree, the date of its entry into force.