Valbroye

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Valbroye
Municipality in Switzerland
Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel
Coat of arms of Valbroye
Coat of arms
Location of Valbroye
Valbroye is located in Switzerland
Valbroye
Valbroye
Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°54′E / 46.717°N 6.900°E / 46.717; 6.900Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°54′E / 46.717°N 6.900°E / 46.717; 6.900
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictBroye-Vully
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,174
 • Density95/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
SFOS number5831
Surrounded byCerniaz, Dompierre, Romont (FR), Rossens, Sédeilles, Seigneux, Villarzel
Websitehttp://www.valbroye.ch
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.[3]

History[]

Cerniaz is first mentioned in 1444 as Sernia.[4] Combremont-le-Grand is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont.[5] Combremont-le-Petit is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont.[6] 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.[7] Marnand is first mentioned in 1142 as Marnant.[8] Sassel is first mentioned in 1177 as Sases.[9] Seigneux is first mentioned around 1216-50 as Simuus.[10]

Geography[]

Valbroye has an area, as of 2009, 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.[11]

Historic Population[]

The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][5][6][7][8][9][12]

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[]

The entire villages of Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Cerniaz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Combremont-le-Grand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Combremont-le-Petit in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Granges-près-Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Sassel in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  10. ^ Seigneux in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  11. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
  12. ^ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011
  13. ^ "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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