Vully-les-Lacs 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

Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...

 in Switzerland

Switzerland

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The municipalities of Bellerive

Bellerive, Switzerland

Bellerive is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.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.-Geography:Bellerive has an...

, Chabrey

Chabrey

Chabrey is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.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.-Geography:Chabrey has an...

, Constantine

Constantine, Switzerland

Constantine is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.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.-Geography:Constantine has...

, Montmagny

Montmagny, Switzerland

Montmagny is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.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.-History:Montmagny is first...

, Mur (VD)

Mur, Switzerland

Mur is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.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.-Geography:Mur has an area, , of...

, Vallamand

Vallamand

Vallamand is a 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.-Geography:Vallamand has an area, , of...

 and Villars-le-Grand

Villars-le-Grand

Villars-le-Grand is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities of Bellerive, Chabrey, Constantine, Montmagny, Mur, Vallamand and Villars-le-Grand merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of...

 merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Vully-les-Lacs.

History

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.

Geography

Vully-les-Lacs has an area, , of 24.35 square kilometre. Of this area, 15.88 square kilometre or 65.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.86 square kilometre or 20.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.68 square kilometre or 11.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.26 square kilometre or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.55 square kilometre or 2.3% is unproductive land.

Heritage sites of national significance

Guévaux Castle

Guévaux Castle

Guévaux Castle is a castle in the municipality of Vully-les-Lacs of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.-References:...

 is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance

Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance

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The prehistoric settlement at Chenevières de Guévaux I in Mur is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps is a series of prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements in and around the Alps built from around 5000 to 500 B.C. on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands...

 a UNESCO

UNESCO

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 World Heritage Site.

The entire hamlets of Cotterd and Vallamand-Dessous (formerly in Bellerive) are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites

Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites

The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...