Valbroye
Valbroye | |
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Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°54′E / 46.717°N 6.900°ECoordinates: 46°43′N 6°54′E / 46.717°N 6.900°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Vaud |
District | Broye-Vully |
Government | |
• Mayor | Syndic |
Area | |
• Total | 33.61 km2 (12.98 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 119 |
• Density | 3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
SFOS number | 5831 |
Surrounded by | Cerniaz, Dompierre, Romont (FR), Rossens, Sédeilles, Seigneux, Villarzel |
Website | website missing Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Valbroye is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The villages of Cerniaz, Combremont-le-Grand, Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand, Marnand, Sassel, Seigneux and Villars-Bramard merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Valbroye.[1]
History
Cerniaz is first mentioned in 1444 as Sernia.[2] Combremont-le-Grand is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont.[3] Combremont-le-Petit is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont.[4] Granges-près-Marnand is first mentioned in 881 as in fine Graniacense. In 1228 it was mentioned as Granges. The current name was adopted in 1952.[5] Marnand is first mentioned in 1142 as Marnant.[6] Sassel is first mentioned in 1177 as Sases.[7] Seigneux is first mentioned around 1216-50 as Simuus.[8]
Geography
Valbroye has an area, as of 2009[update], of 33.61 square kilometers (12.98 sq mi). Of this area, 22.41 km2 (8.65 sq mi) or 66.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi) or 25.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi) or 7.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.[9]
Coat of Arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, 1: Paly of six, Argent and Gules, 2: Paly of six, Gules and Argent, overall a Bridge Sable masoned Argent, and in base Barry of six wavy Argent and Azure.
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][3][4][5][6][7][10]
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Transportation
The municipality has a railway station, Granges-Marnand, on the Palézieux–Lyss railway line. It has regular service to Lausanne, Palézieux, Payerne, and Kerzers.
Sights
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The entire villages of Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[11]
References
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011
- ^ a b Cerniaz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Combremont-le-Grand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Combremont-le-Petit in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Granges-près-Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Sassel in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Seigneux in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011
- ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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