Valbroye
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Valbroye is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The villages of Cerniaz, Combremont-le-Grand, Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand, Marnand, Sassel, Seigneux and Villars-Bramard merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Valbroye.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 17 February 2011
History
Cerniaz is first mentioned in 1444 as Sernia.{{HDS|2573|Cerniaz}} Combremont-le-Grand is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont.{{HDS|2576|Combremont-le-Grand}} Combremont-le-Petit is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont.{{HDS|2577|Combremont-le-Petit}} Granges-près-Marnand is first mentioned in 881 as in fine Graniacense. In 1228 it was mentioned as Granges. The current name was adopted in 1952.{{HDS|2580|Granges-près-Marnand}} Marnand is first mentioned in 1142 as Marnant.{{HDS|2582|Marnand}} Sassel is first mentioned in 1177 as Sases.{{HDS|2586|Sassel}} Seigneux is first mentioned around 1216-50 as Simuus.{{HDS|2588|Seigneux}}
Geography
Valbroye has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|33.61|km2|mi2|sp=us}}. Of this area, {{convert|22.41|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 66.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|8.49|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 25.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|2.43|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 7.2% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.17|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 25 March 2010
Coat of Arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per 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.
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=trueSwiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317185547/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=trueSwiss |date=2012-03-17 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 29 January 2011
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Transportation
The municipality has a railway station, {{rws|Granges-Marnand}}, on the Palézieux–Lyss railway line. It has regular service to {{rws|Lausanne}}, {{rws|Palézieux}}, {{rws|Payerne}}, and {{rws|Kerzers}}.
Sights
{{Commons category}}
The entire villages of Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html|title=Kantonsliste A-Objekte|year=2009|work=KGS Inventar|publisher=Federal Office of Civil Protection|language=de|access-date=25 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html|archive-date=28 June 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
References
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{Municipalities of the district of Broye-Vully}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Vaud