Montagny-près-Yverdon
municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
Montagny-près-Yverdon is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Montagny-près-Yverdon is first mentioned around 995-96 as in villa Montaniaco. In 1397 it was mentioned as Montaigny-le-Courbe.
Its history goes back to at least the 12th century, but the medieval castle and church no longer exist. The current church, with two bells, was built in 1769. At one time on the Roman road connecting Yverdon with Sainte-Croix, it is now on an autoroute.
Geography
Montagny-près-Yverdon has an area, as of 2009, of 3.5 square kilometers (1.4 mi2). Of this area, 2.46 km2 (0.95 mi2) or 69.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.23 km2 (0.089 mi2) or 6.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.79 km2 (0.31 mi2) or 22.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 5.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.9%.
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