Constantine, Switzerland
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°55′N 07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°ECoordinates: 46°55′N 07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Broye-Vully | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 301 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1587 | |
| SFOS number | 5455 | |
| Surrounded by | Avenches, Bellerive, Montmagny, Vallamand | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Constantine is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Bellerive, Chabrey, Constantine, Montmagny, Mur, Vallamand and Villars-le-Grand merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Vully-les-Lacs.
Constantine is first mentioned in 1228 as Costantina.
Constantine has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.81 square kilometers (1.08 sq mi). Of this area, 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi) or 68.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 14.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) or 14.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 1.8% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 12.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 55.9% is used for growing crops and 7.8% is pastures, while 5.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Avenches District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Constantine became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The municipality is located on the southern slope of Mont Vully. It consists of the village of Constantine and the southern portion of the village of Salavaux.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Branch palewise with five Leaves Vert.
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