Vully-les-Lacs

Vully-les-Lacs
Municipality
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Flag Coat of arms
Location of Vully-les-Lacs
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Coordinates: 46°55′N07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°E / 46.917; 7.017
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
•  Mayor	Syndic
Area [1]
• Total	21.15 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2018) [2]
• Total	3,149
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
SFOS number	5464
Surrounded by	Cudrefin, Montmagny
Website	http://www.vully-les-lacs.ch Profile (in 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. ^[3]

History

Bellerive is first mentioned in 1228 as Balariva. ^[4] Chabrey is first mentioned in 1343 as Charbrey. ^[5] Constantine is first mentioned in 1228 as Costantina. ^[6] Montmagny is first mentioned in the 13th Century as Manniaco. In 1458 it was mentioned as Montmagniel. ^[7] Mur is first mentioned in 1396 as Murs. ^[8] Vallamand is first mentioned in 1246 as Ualamant. ^[9] Villars-le-Grand is first mentioned in 1246 as Uilar. ^[10]

Geography

Vully-les-Lacs has an area, as of 2009 ^[update] , 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. ^[11]

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart: ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [12]}

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. ^[13]

The entire hamlets of Cotterd and Vallamand-Dessous (formerly in Bellerive) are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. ^[14]

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. Bellerive in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
5. Chabrey in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
6. Constantine in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
7. Montmagny in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
8. Mur in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
9. Vallamand in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
10. Villars-le-Grand 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. UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
14. "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.