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Vallamand
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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. Mur is first mentioned in 1396 as Murs. Mur has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 9.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.1% is unproductive land.
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. Chabrey is first mentioned in 1343 as Charbrey. 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.
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. Montmagny is first mentioned in the 13th Century as Manniaco. In 1458 it was mentioned as Montmagniel. 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.
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. Constantine is first mentioned in 1228 as Costantina. 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.
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. Villars-le-Grand is first mentioned in 1246 as Uilar. 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.
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 (VD), Vallamand and Villars-le-Grand merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Vully-les-Lacs. Bellerive is first mentioned in 1228 as Balariva. Bellerive has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 9.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 23.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.
Avenches
Avenches (avɑ̃ʃ) is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Broye-Vully. The roots of Avenches go back to the Celts. A tribe of Helvetians had built a settlement on the hills of Bois de Châtel, south of the later Roman settlement. Nearby the Helvetii seem to have had their capital on Mont Vully as shown in recent archaeological excavation. The canal-La Broye-which joins Lac Morat to Lac Neuchâtel is thought to be Roman in origin.