Vallamand
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°56′N 7°02′E / 46.933°N 7.033°ECoordinates: 46°56′N 7°02′E / 46.933°N 7.033°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Broye-Vully | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Vincent Martial | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 513 m (1,683 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 393 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Vallamandais | |
| Postal code | 1586 | |
| SFOS number | 5462 | |
| Surrounded by | Avenches, Bellerive, Constantine, Cudrefin, Faoug, Mur | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Vallamand is a former municipality in the Swiss the canton of Vaud in the district of Broye-Vully.
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.
Vallamand is first mentioned in 1246 as Ualamant.
Vallamand has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.34 square kilometers (0.90 sq mi). Of this area, 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi) or 57.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 22.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi) or 19.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 1.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 44.0% is used for growing crops and 6.8% is pastures, while 6.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Avenches District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Vallamand became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Grape Bunch Or leafed Vert, in Chief Argent a letter V Sable.
Vallamand has a population (as of 2009[update]) of 393. As of 2008[update], 12.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 23.2%. It has changed at a rate of 23.2% due to migration and at a rate of 0.3% due to births and deaths.
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