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Country
  
Switzerland

Elevation
  
695 m

Local time
  
Saturday 6:23 AM

Sfos number
  
5540

Canton
  
Vaud

Area
  
15.1 km²

District
  
Gros-de-Vaud District

Montilliez

Surrounded by
  
Fey, Villars-le-Terroir

Website
  
http://www.montilliez.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Weather
  
8°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 76% Humidity

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

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Map of Montilliez, Switzerland

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

History

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

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).

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:

References

Montilliez Wikipedia