Villarzel is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2006, Villarzel incorporated the formerly independent municipalities of Rossens and Sédeilles. Geography Villarzel has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 51.3% is used for growing crops and 17.0% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. The municipality was part of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Villarzel became part of the new district of Broye-Vully. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent and Gules, overall a Tower roofed Sable, masoned and windowed Argent. Demographics Villarzel has a population () of . , 6.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 1.1%. It has changed at a rate of 2.1% due to migration and at a rate of 0% due to births and deaths. Most of the population () speaks French (175 or 92.1%), with German being second most common (9 or 4.7%) and Portuguese being third (3 or 1.6%). The age distribution, , in Villarzel is; 33 children or 8.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 46 teenagers or 12.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 49 people or 12.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 49 people or 12.8% are between 30 and 39, 61 people or 16.0% are between 40 and 49, and 45 people or 11.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 41 people or 10.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 31 people or 8.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 25 people or 6.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older. , there were 77 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were