Seigneux
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Location of Seigneux
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| Coordinates: 46°44′N 6°53′E / 46.733°N 6.883°ECoordinates: 46°44′N 6°53′E / 46.733°N 6.883°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Broye-Vully |
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| • Total | 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 296 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 1525 |
| SFOS number | 5826 |
| Surrounded by | Cerniaz, Curtilles, Dompierre, Henniez, Lucens, Villars-Bramard, Villeneuve (FR) |
| Website | Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
Seigneux is a former 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.
Seigneux is first mentioned around 1216-50 as Simuus.
Seigneux has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.7 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi) or 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) or 31.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, 29.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 43.0% is used for growing crops and 15.8% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Seigneux became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or and Azure, a ciborium counterchanged, bordered Gules and Argent.
Seigneux has a population (As of December 2009[update]) of 296. As of 2008[update], 8.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999-2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 2.8%. It has changed at a rate of -2.8% due to migration and at a rate of 5.2% due to births and deaths.
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