Ormont-Dessus is a municipality of the canton of
Vaud 
in
Switzerland 
, located in the district of
Aigle 
.
History
Ormont-Dessus is first mentioned in 1200 as Ormont. The German name of Ormund is no longer used.
Geography
Ormont-Dessus has an area, as of 2009, of 61.65 square kilometers (23.80 sq mi). Of this area, 20.67 km2 (7.98 sq mi) or 33.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi) or 32.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) or 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi) or 29.4% is unproductive land.