Goumoens-le-Jux 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 Goumoens-le-Jux is first mentioned in 1447 as Gumoens lo Jux. During the Ancien Régime it was known as Le Craux. Geography Goumoens-le-Jux has an area, , of . Of this area, or 46.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 21.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 3.1% is either rivers or lakes. Housing and various-use buildings make up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure make up 2.3% of the developed area, while parks, green belts and sports fields make up 17.2%. The entirety of land designated as forestry is made up of heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 30.5% is used for growing crops and 16.4% is pasture. All of the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality was part of the Échallens District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Goumoens-le-Jux became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud. The municipality is located in the Gros-de-Vaud region on the right bank of the Talent river. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, on a Cross Gules a Mullet pierced Or between four Escallops of the same. Demographics Goumoens-le-Jux has a population () of 45. , about 2.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 50%. It has changed at a rate of 50% due to migration and at a rate of 0% due to births and deaths. Most of the population () speaks French (33 or 97.1%) with the rest speaking Italian. Of the population in the municipality 10 or about 29.4% were born in Goumoens-le-Jux and lived there in 2000. There were 18 or 52.9% who were born in the same canton, while 2 or 5.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 4 or 11.8% were born outside of Switzerland. In there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens. Discounting figures related to immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was