Valbroye

Valbroye
Municipality
Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel
Flag 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	33.61 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	119
• Density	3.54/km2 (9.17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
SFOS number	5831
ISO 3166 code	CH-VD
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. ^[2]

History

Cerniaz is first mentioned in 1444 as Sernia. ^[3] Combremont-le-Grand is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont. ^[4] Combremont-le-Petit is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont. ^[5] 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. ^[6] Marnand is first mentioned in 1142 as Marnant. ^[7] Sassel is first mentioned in 1177 as Sases. ^[8] Seigneux is first mentioned around 1216-50 as Simuus. ^[9]

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. ^[10]

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: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [11]}

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. ^[12]

References

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