Vully-les-Lacs
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Vully-les-Lacs is located in Switzerland
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Vully-les-Lacs is located in Canton of Vaud
Vully-les-Lacs
Vully-les-Lacs
Coordinates: 46°55′N 07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°E / 46.917; 7.017
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictBroye-Vully
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
[1]
 • Total21.15 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total3,149
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
SFOS number5464
Surrounded byCudrefin, Montmagny
Websitehttp://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

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

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Bellerive in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ^ a b Chabrey in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ^ a b Constantine in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  7. ^ a b Montmagny in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  8. ^ a b Mur in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  9. ^ a b 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.
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