Montilliez

Montilliez
Poliez-le-Grand town hall
Country Switzerland Canton Vaud District Gros-de-Vaud 46°39′N 6°40′E / 46.65°N 6.667°E / 46.65; 6.667Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°40′E / 46.65°N 6.667°E / 46.65; 6.667
Population	1,404 (Dec 2009)[1]
- Density	93 /km2 (241 /sq mi)
Area	15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Postal code
SFOS number	5540
Surrounded by	Fey, Villars-le-Terroir
Website	Montilliez.ch Profile, SFSO statistics
Montilliez
Map of Montilliez

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.^[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^[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).^[7]

Historic Population

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

References

1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
2. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 17 February 2011
3. ^ ^{a b} Dommartin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. ^ ^{a b} Naz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
5. ^ ^{a b} Poliez-le-Grand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
6. ^ ^{a b} Sugnens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
7. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
8. ^ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (German) accessed 29 January 2011