Valbroye

Valbroye
Valbroye
Municipality
	Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel
	Coat of arms
	Valbroye Valbroye
	Coordinates: 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
ISO 3166 code	CH-VD
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] <timeline> Colors=

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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

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
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 Cerniaz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 Combremont-le-Grand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 Combremont-le-Petit in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ ^5.0 ^5.1 Granges-près-Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ ^6.0 ^6.1 Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
^ ^7.0 ^7.1 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 Deutsch). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

[Fusion-1] Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011

[HDS_Cerniaz-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Cerniaz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Combremont-le-Grand-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Combremont-le-Grand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Combremont-le-Petit-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Combremont-le-Petit in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Granges-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Granges-près-Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Marnand-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Sassel-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Sassel in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[HDS_Seigneux-8] Seigneux in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[BFS_land-9] Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010

[10] Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011

[11] "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in Deutsch). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.

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