Payerne District was a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of the
canton of Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms ...
in
Switzerland.
Mergers and name changes
* On 1 July 2006, Rossens and Sédeilles merged into the municipality of
Villarzel.
* On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Cerniaz (VD), Champtauroz, Chevroux, Combremont-le-Grand, Combremont-le-Petit, Corcelles-près-Payerne, Grandcour, Granges-près-Marnand, Henniez, Marnand, Missy, Payerne, Sassel, Seigneux, Trey, Treytorrens (Payerne), Villars-Bramard and Villarzel came from the District de Payerne to join the
Broye-Vully District
Broye-Vully District (french: District de la Broye-Vully) is a district in Vaud Canton in Switzerland.
Geography
Broye-Vully has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.5% is forested. Of the re ...
.
[Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
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Municipalities
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Cerniaz
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Champtauroz
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Chevroux
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Combremont-le-Grand
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Combremont-le-Petit
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Grandcour
Grandcour is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Grandcour is first mentioned in 1212 as ''apud grancort''.
Geography
Grandcour has an area, , of . Of this area, or 78.9% is used for ...
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Granges-près-Marnand
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Henniez
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Marnand
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Missy
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Payerne
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Rossens
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Sassel
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Sédeilles
Sédeilles is a village in the district of Payerne of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Formerly an independent municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government o ...
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Seigneux
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Trey
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Treytorrens
Treytorrens is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Geography
Treytorrens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 75.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 20.8% is forested. Of the rest ...
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Villars-Bramard
Villars-Bramard is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The villages of Cerniaz, Combremont-le-Grand, Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand, Marnand, Sassel, Seigneux and Villars-Bramar ...
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Villarzel
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Payerne (District)
Former districts of the canton of Vaud