Cerniaz

Former municipality of Switzerland

Coat of arms

Cerniaz

Location of Cerniaz

Coordinates: 46°44′N 6°54′E / 46.733°N 6.900°ECoordinates: 46°44′N 6°54′E / 46.733°N 6.900°E

Country

Area

• Total

1.8 km² (0.7 sq mi)

Elevation

687 m (2,254 ft)

Population

• Total

• Density

23/km² (60/sq mi)

Postal code

1682

SFOS number

5811

Surrounded by

Henniez, Seigneux, Villars-Bramard, Villarzel

Website

Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Cerniaz is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The municipalities 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.

Cerniaz is first mentioned in 1444 as Sernia.

Cerniaz has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 1.8 square kilometers (0.69 sq mi). Of this area, 1.38 km² (0.53 sq mi) or 76.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.38 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 21.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.07 km² (17 acres) or 3.9% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.7%. Out of the forested land, 19.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 63.3% is used for growing crops and 11.7% is pastures, while 1.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality was part of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Cerniaz became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.

The former municipality is located on a plateau above the Broye valley and near the border with the Canton of Fribourg. It consists of the village of Cerniaz and the hamlet of La Morettaz.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, three trunks bendwise eradicated Argent.

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