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Valbroye

Valbroye
Municipality
Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel
Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel
Coat of arms of Valbroye
Coat of arms
Location of Valbroye
Map
Valbroye is located in Switzerland
Valbroye
Valbroye
Valbroye is located in Canton of Vaud
Valbroye
Valbroye
Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°54′E / 46.717°N 6.900°E / 46.717; 6.900
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictBroye-Vully
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
[1]
 • Total
33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
3,174
 • Density95/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
SFOS number5831
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
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]

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:[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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valbroye.

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. ^ 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. ^ a b Cerniaz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ^ a b Combremont-le-Grand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ^ a b Combremont-le-Petit in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  7. ^ a b Granges-près-Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  8. ^ a b Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  9. ^ 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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