Vully-les-Lacs
Vully-les-Lacs | |
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| 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 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| 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 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
- ^ a b "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 Template:De icon accessed 17 February 2011
- ^ a b Bellerive in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Chabrey in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Constantine in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Montmagny in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Mur in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b 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 Template:De icon accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Template:De icon 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. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
