Vully-les-Lacs

Vully-les-Lacs

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Vully-les-Lacs
Coordinates: 46°55′N 07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°E / 46.917; 7.017Coordinates: 46°55′N 07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°E / 46.917; 7.017
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Broye-Vully
Government
  Mayor Syndic
Area
  Total 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Population (Dec 2015[1])
  Total 2,828
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
SFOS number 5464
Surrounded by Cudrefin, Montmagny
Website http://www.vully-les-lacs.ch
Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Vully-les-Lacs is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The municipalities of Bellerive, Chabrey, Constantine, Montmagny, Mur (VD), Vallamand and Villars-le-Grand merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Vully-les-Lacs.[2]

History

Bellerive is first mentioned in 1228 as Balariva.[3] Chabrey is first mentioned in 1343 as Charbrey.[4] Constantine is first mentioned in 1228 as Costantina.[5] Montmagny is first mentioned in the 13th Century as Manniaco. In 1458 it was mentioned as Montmagniel.[6] Mur is first mentioned in 1396 as Murs.[7] Vallamand is first mentioned in 1246 as Ualamant.[8] Villars-le-Grand is first mentioned in 1246 as Uilar.[9]

Geography

Vully-les-Lacs has an area, as of 2009, of 24.35 square kilometers (9.40 sq mi). Of this area, 15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi) or 65.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) or 20.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) or 11.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi) or 2.3% is unproductive land.[10]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][4][5][6][7][8][11]

Heritage sites of national significance

Guévaux Castle

Guévaux Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The prehistoric settlement at Chenevières de Guévaux I in Mur is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[12]

The entire hamlets of Cotterd and Vallamand-Dessous (formerly in Bellerive) are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites[13]

References

  1. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016
  2. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 17 February 2011
  3. 1 2 Bellerive in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. 1 2 Chabrey in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. 1 2 Constantine in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. 1 2 Montmagny in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  7. 1 2 Mur in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  8. 1 2 Vallamand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  9. Villars-le-Grand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  10. Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
  11. Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (German) accessed 29 January 2011
  12. UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
  13. "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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