Combremont-le-Grand
village and former municipality in Valbroye in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Combremont-le-Grand is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Cerniaz, Combremont-le-Grand, Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand, Marnand, Sassel, Seigneux and Villars-Bramard merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Valbroye.
History
Combremont-le-Grand is first mentioned in 911 as Cumbromo. In 1142 it was mentioned as Combremont.
Geography
Combremont-le-Grand has an area, as of 2009, of 6.6 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi) or 75.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 20.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, 19.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 60.3% is used for growing crops and 14.1% is pastures.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Combremont-le-Grand” as village and former municipality in Valbroye in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village and former municipality in Valbroye in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q669644. Authority coordinates are 46.767, 6.817. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1142 and 2009.
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