Éclagnens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Éclagnens, Goumoens-la-Ville and Goumoens-le-Jux merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Goumoëns. History Éclagnens is first mentioned in 1265 as de Clanens. Geography Éclagnens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 78.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 66.8% is used for growing crops and 10.7% is pastures. The municipality was part of the Échallens District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Éclagnens became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud. The municipality is located in the middle of the Gros-de-Vaud region. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, bordered Or, two Bars (or Sea-daces) addorsed of the second. Demographics Éclagnens has a population () of 113. , 6.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 82.3%. It has changed at a rate of 77.4% due to migration and at a rate of 6.5% due to births and deaths. All of the population () speaks French. Of the population in the municipality 23 or about 27.7% were born in Éclagnens and lived there in 2000. There were 35 or 42.2% who were born in the same canton, while 7 or 8.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 3 or 3.6% were born outside of Switzerland. In there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens and 1 death of a Swiss citizen. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population remained the same. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 2 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 2 people. This represents a population growth rate of -3.8%. The age distribution, , in Éclagnens is; 23 children or 20.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 6 teenagers or 5.3% are between 10