Valbroye

Valbroye
Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel
Coat of arms
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Location of Valbroye
Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°54′E / 46.717°N 6.900°E / 46.717; 6.900Coordinates: 46°43′N 6°54′E / 46.717°N 6.900°E / 46.717; 6.900
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	33.61 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,961
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
SFOS number	5831
Surrounded by	Cerniaz, Dompierre, Romont (FR), Rossens, Sédeilles, Seigneux, Villarzel
Website	http://www.valbroye.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

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.

Cerniaz is first mentioned in 1444 as Sernia. Combremont-le-Grand is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont. Combremont-le-Petit is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont. 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. Marnand is first mentioned in 1142 as Marnant. Sassel is first mentioned in 1177 as Sases. Seigneux is first mentioned around 1216-50 as Simuus.

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.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

The entire villages of Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites