Valbroye is a municipality

Municipalities of Switzerland

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 in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton

Cantons of Switzerland

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 of Vaud

Vaud

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 in Switzerland

Switzerland

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The villages of Cerniaz

Cerniaz

Cerniaz is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities 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...

, Combremont-le-Grand

Combremont-le-Grand

Combremont-le-Grand is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities 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...

, Combremont-le-Petit

Combremont-le-Petit

Combremont-le-Petit is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities 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...

, Granges-près-Marnand

Granges-près-Marnand

Granges-près-Marnand is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities 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...

, Marnand

Marnand

Marnand is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities 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...

, Sassel

Sassel

Sassel 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...

, Seigneux

Seigneux

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...

 and Villars-Bramard

Villars-Bramard

Villars-Bramard 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...

 merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Valbroye.

History

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.

Geography

Valbroye has an area, , of 33.61 square kilometre. Of this area, 22.41 square kilometre or 66.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.49 square kilometre or 25.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.43 square kilometre or 7.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 square kilometre or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.

Sights

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

Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites

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