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

Montilliez
Poliez-le-Grand town hall
Poliez-le-Grand town hall
Coat of arms of Montilliez
Location of Montilliez
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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
 • 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
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
Surrounded byFey, Villars-le-Terroir
Websitehttp://www.montilliez.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

The municipalities of Dommartin, Naz, Poliez-le-Grand and Sugnens merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Montilliez.[3]

History

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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

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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

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

Historic Population

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Dommartin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ^ a b Naz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ^ a b Poliez-le-Grand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  7. ^ a b 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