Valbroye

Valbroye
Municipality
Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel
Coat of arms
Location of Valbroye
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Coordinates: 46°43′N6°54′E / 46.717°N 6.900°E / 46.717; 6.900
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
•  Mayor	Syndic
Area [1]
• Total	33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2018) [2]
• Total	3,174
• Density	95/km2 (240/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	http://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 ^[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. ^[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

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