Montilliez
Montilliez | |
|---|---|
 Poliez-le-Grand town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Montilliez  | |
  Montilliez  Montilliez | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°40′E / 46.650°N 6.667°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Gros-de-Vaud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.94 km2 (4.61 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,780 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| SFOS number | 5540 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| Surrounded by | Fey, Villars-le-Terroir |
| Website | http://www.montilliez.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Montilliez is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Dommartin, Naz, Poliez-le-Grand and Sugnens merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Montilliez.[3]
History[edit]
Dommartin is first mentioned in 908 as Domno Martino villa.[4] Naz is first mentioned around 1200 as Nars.[5] Poliez-le-Grand is first mentioned around 1160-79 as Poleto. In 1225 it was mentioned as Pollie lo Grant.[6] Sugnens is first mentioned in 1177 as Sugnens.[7]
Geography[edit]
Montilliez has an area, as of 2009[update], of 15.07 square kilometers (5.82 sq mi). Of this area, 10.13 km2 (3.91 sq mi) or 67.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi) or 24.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads).[8]
Transport[edit]
The municipality has a railway station, Sugnens, on the suburban Lausanne–Bercher line.
Historic Population[edit]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][5][6][7][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011
- ^ a b Dommartin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Naz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Poliez-le-Grand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b Sugnens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
- ^ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011
