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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.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 History Chabrey is first mentioned in 1343 as ''Charbrey''.Geography Chabrey has an area, , of . Of this area, or 43.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 36.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 11.4% is unproducti ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vully-les-Lacs
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.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 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 m ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broye-Vully District
Broye-Vully District (french: District de la Broye-Vully) is a district in Vaud Canton in Switzerland. Geography Broye-Vully has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 2.0% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Demographics Broye-Vully has a population () of . In there were 280 live births to Swiss citizens and 116 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 277 deaths of Swiss citizens and 19 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 whil ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Vully-les-Lacs.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 History Villars-le-Grand is first mentioned in 1246 as ''Uilar''.Geography Villars-le-Grand has an area, , of . Of this area, or 87.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 3.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.9% is either rivers or lakes.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel (french: Lac de Neuchâtel ; frp, Lèc de Nôchâtél; german: Neuenburgersee) is a lake primarily in Romandy, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, and Bern. It comprises one of the lakes in the Three Lakes Region (French: ''Pays des Trois-Lacs'', German: ''Drei-Seen-Land''), along with lakes Biel/Bienne and Morat/Murten. With a surface of , Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake located entirely in Switzerland and the 59th largest lake in Europe. It is long and at its widest. Its surface is above sea level, and the maximum depth is . The total water volume is . The lake's drainage area is approximately and its culminating point is Le Chasseron at . In comparison to the Lake Geneva region, the Lake Neuchatel shoreline has experienced significant economic development with the completion of the regional motorway network. It is also known to have hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 History Montmagny is first mentioned in the 13th Century as ''Manniaco''. In 1458 it was mentioned as ''Montmagniel''.Geography Montmagny has an area, , of . Of this area, or 72.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.5% is settled (buildings or roads) ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel (, , ; german: Neuenburg) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, situated on the shoreline of Lake Neuchâtel. Since the fusion in 2021 of the municipalities of Neuchâtel, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux, and Valangin, the city has approximately 45,000 inhabitants (80,000 in the metropolitan area). The city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name ; both the French and German names mean "New Castle". It was originally part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, then part of the Holy Roman Empire and later under Prussian control from 1707 until 1848, with an interruption during the Napoleonic Wars from 1802 to 1814. In 1848, Neuchâtel became a republic and a canton of Switzerland. Neuchâtel is a centre of the Swiss watch industry, the site of micro-technology and high-tech industries, and home to research centres and organizations such as the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), and Philip Morris International's ''Cube''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallamand
Vallamand is a former municipality in the Swiss 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.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 History Vallamand is first mentioned in 1246 as ''Ualamant''.Geography Vallamand has an area, , of . Of this area, or 57.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.3% is unproductive land.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around The Alps
Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are a series of prehistoric pile dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. In 2011, 111 sites located variously in Switzerland (56), Italy (19), Germany (18), France (11), Austria (5) and Slovenia (2) were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. In Slovenia, these were the first World Heritage Sites to be listed for their cultural value. Excavations conducted at some of the sites have yielded evidence regarding prehistoric life and the way communities interacted with their environment during the Neolithic and Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...s in Alpine Europe. These settlements are a unique group of exceptionall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenches District
Avenches District is a former district of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Avenches. It was dissolved on 31 August 2006 and all the municipalities joined the new Broye-Vully District.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 The following municipalities are located in the district: * Avenches * Bellerive * Chabrey * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delley-Portalban
Delley-Portalban () is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The municipality was created on 1 January 2005 from the merger of Delley and PortalbanAmtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office . Retrieved 19 July 2011 ( frp, Pôrt-Alban, locally ). History Delley is first mentioned in 1342 as ''Deler''. Portalban is first mentioned in 1166 as ''Portubanni''.Geography Delley-Portalban has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 History Mur is first mentioned in 1396 as ''Murs''.Geography 
Mur has an area, , of . Of this area, ...
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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.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 History Constantine is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Costantina''.Geography Constantine has an area, , of . Of this area, or 68.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 0 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
