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Vully-les-Lacs

Vully-les-Lacs
Flag on Vully-les-Lacs
Flag on Vully-les-Lacs
Coat of arms of Vully-les-Lacs
Coat of arms
Vully-les-Lacs is located in Switzerland
Vully-les-Lacs
Vully-les-Lacs
Vully-les-Lacs is located in Canton of Vaud
Vully-les-Lacs
Vully-les-Lacs
Coordinates: 46°55′N 07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°E / 46.917; 7.017Coordinates: 46°55′N 07°01′E / 46.917°N 7.017°E / 46.917; 7.017
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Broye-Vully
Government
 • Mayor Syndic
Area
 • Total 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 2,828
 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
SFOS number 5464
Surrounded by Cudrefin, Montmagny
Website http://www.vully-les-lacs.ch
Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Vully-les-Lacs is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The municipalities of Bellerive, Chabrey, Constantine, Montmagny, Mur (VD), Vallamand and Villars-le-Grand merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Vully-les-Lacs.

Bellerive is first mentioned in 1228 as Balariva. Chabrey is first mentioned in 1343 as Charbrey. Constantine is first mentioned in 1228 as Costantina. Montmagny is first mentioned in the 13th Century as Manniaco. In 1458 it was mentioned as Montmagniel. Mur is first mentioned in 1396 as Murs. Vallamand is first mentioned in 1246 as Ualamant. Villars-le-Grand is first mentioned in 1246 as Uilar.

Vully-les-Lacs has an area, as of 2009, of 24.35 square kilometers (9.40 sq mi). Of this area, 15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi) or 65.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) or 20.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) or 11.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi) or 2.3% is unproductive land.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Guévaux Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The prehistoric settlement at Chenevières de Guévaux I in Mur is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


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