Vully-les-Lacs | |
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| Coordinates: 46°55′N 07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Broye-Vully |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic |
| Area | |
| • 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, 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 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
- ↑ "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011
- 1 2 Bellerive in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- 1 2 Chabrey in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- 1 2 Constantine in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- 1 2 Montmagny in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- 1 2 Mur in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- 1 2 Vallamand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ Villars-le-Grand 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
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
- ↑ "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.
