Montilliez
Municipality
Poliez-le-Grand town hall
Poliez-le-Grand town hall
Coat of arms of Montilliez
Coat of arms
Location of Montilliez
Montilliez is located in Switzerland
Montilliez
Montilliez
Montilliez is located in Canton of Vaud
Montilliez
Montilliez
Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°40′E / 46.650°N 6.667°E / 46.650; 6.667
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictGros-de-Vaud
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
[1]
 • Total11.94 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total1,780
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
SFOS number5540
Surrounded byFey, Villars-le-Terroir
Websitehttp://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

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

Montilliez has an area, as of 2009, 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

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

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][5][6][7][9]

References

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  1. ↑ "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011
  4. 1 2 Dommartin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. 1 2 Naz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. 1 2 Poliez-le-Grand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  7. 1 2 Sugnens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  8. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010
  9. ↑ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011
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