Montilliez

Municipality in Vaud, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Montilliez is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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Montilliez
Poliez-le-Grand town hall
Poliez-le-Grand town hall
Flag of Montilliez
Coat of arms of Montilliez
Location of Montilliez
Montilliez is located in Switzerland
Montilliez
Montilliez
Location within Switzerland
Montilliez is located in Canton of Vaud
Montilliez
Montilliez
Location within Canton of Vaud
Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°40′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictGros-de-Vaud
Government
  MayorSyndic
Area
  Total
15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009)
  Total
309
  Density20.5/km2 (53.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
SFOS number5540
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
Surrounded byFey, Villars-le-Terroir
Websitehttp://www.montilliez.ch
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The municipalities of Dommartin, Naz, Poliez-le-Grand and Sugnens merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Montilliez.[2]

History

Dommartin is first mentioned in 908 as Domno Martino villa.[3] Naz is first mentioned around 1200 as Nars.[4] Poliez-le-Grand is first mentioned around 1160-79 as Poleto. In 1225 it was mentioned as Pollie lo Grant.[5] Sugnens is first mentioned in 1177 as Sugnens.[6]

Geography

Montilliez has an area, as of 2009, of 15.07 square kilometers (5.82 mi2). Of this area, 10.13 km2 (3.91 mi2) or 67.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.72 km2 (1.44 mi2) or 24.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.05 km2 (0.41 mi2) or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads).[7]

Transport

The municipality has a railway station, Sugnens, on the suburban Lausanne–Bercher line.

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][4][5][6][8]

References

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