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Vully-les-Lacs
Vully-les-Lacs (French pronunciation: [vyli le lak]) 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.[3] HistoryBellerive is first mentioned in 1228 as Balariva.[4] Chabrey is first mentioned in 1343 as Charbrey.[5] Constantine is first mentioned in 1228 as Costantina.[6] Montmagny is first mentioned in the 13th Century as Manniaco. In 1458 it was mentioned as Montmagniel.[7] Mur is first mentioned in 1396 as Murs.[8] Vallamand is first mentioned in 1246 as Ualamant.[9] Villars-le-Grand is first mentioned in 1246 as Uilar.[10] GeographyVully-les-Lacs has an area, as of 2009[update], 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.[11] Historic populationThe historical population is given in the following chart:[4][5][6][7][8][9][12]  Heritage sites of national significance 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.[13] The entire hamlets of Cotterd and Vallamand-Dessous (formerly in Bellerive) are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[14] References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vully-les-Lacs.
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