3 . 7 % ▁is ▁settled ▁( build ings ▁or ▁roads ). ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁built ▁up ▁area , ▁housing ▁and ▁buildings ▁made ▁up ▁ 1 . 4 % ▁and ▁transport ation ▁infrastr ucture ▁made ▁up ▁ 2 . 3 %. ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁for ested ▁land , ▁ 1 6 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁land ▁area ▁is ▁heavily ▁for ested ▁and ▁ 1 . 4 % ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁orch ards ▁or ▁small ▁clusters ▁of ▁trees . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁land , ▁ 6 0 . 8 % ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁growing ▁cro ps ▁and ▁ 1 7 . 0 % ▁is ▁past ures . ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M oud on ▁District ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁L ovat ens ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁district ▁of ▁Bro ye - V ul ly . ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁is ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁Bro ye ▁river . ▁ ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁L ovat ens ▁and ▁the ▁ham lets ▁of ▁Col ans ▁and ▁Pr ass y . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁The ▁bla zon ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁Per ▁b end ▁Argent ▁and ▁G ules , ▁overall ▁a ▁Min erva ' s ▁head ▁Or . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁L ovat ens ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁() ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁, ▁ 0 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁resident ▁foreign ▁national s .