Valbroye | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Valbroye  | |
  Valbroye  Valbroye | |
| 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 | |
• Total | 33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 3,174 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| 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 amunicipality in the district ofBroye-Vully in thecanton ofVaud inSwitzerland.
The villages ofCerniaz,Combremont-le-Grand,Combremont-le-Petit,Granges-près-Marnand,Marnand,Sassel,Seigneux andVillars-Bramard merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Valbroye.[3]
Cerniaz is first mentioned in 1444 as Sernia.[4] Combremont-le-Grand is first mentioned in 911 asCumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned asCombremont.[5] Combremont-le-Petit is first mentioned in 911 asCumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned asCombremont.[6] Granges-près-Marnand is first mentioned in 881 asin fine Graniacense. In 1228 it was mentioned asGranges. The current name was adopted in 1952.[7]Marnand is first mentioned in 1142 asMarnant.[8] Sassel is first mentioned in 1177 asSases.[9] Seigneux is first mentioned around 1216-50 asSimuus.[10]
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.[11]
Theblazon of the municipalcoat of arms isPer 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.
The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][5][6][7][8][9][12]
The municipality has a railway station,Granges-Marnand, on thePalézieux–Lyss railway line. It has regular service toLausanne,Palézieux,Payerne, andKerzers.
The entire villages of Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel are designated as part of theInventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[13]
