Jorat-Menthue

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Jorat-Menthue
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Gros-de-Vaud
46°39′N 6°43′E / 46.650°N 6.717°E / 46.650; 6.717Coordinates: 46°39′N 6°43′E / 46.650°N 6.717°E / 46.650; 6.717
Population 1,361 (Dec 2012)[1]
- Density 65 /km2 (169 /sq mi)
Area 20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Postal code
SFOS number 5804
Surrounded by Froideville, Poliez-Pittet, Montilliez, Martherenges, Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Peyres-Possens
Website Jorat-Menthue.ch
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Jorat-Menthue

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

The municipalities of Villars-Tiercelin, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens, Villars-Mendraz and Peney-le-Jorat merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Jorat-Menthue.[2]

History

Montaubion-Chardonney is first mentioned in 1200 as in Monte Albeonis. In 1223 Montaubion was mentioned as Montalbium and in 1223 Chardonney was mentioned as Chardenai.[3] Sottens is first mentioned in 1147 as Sotens.[4] Peney-le-Jorat is first mentioned around 1141-43 as Pinoy.[5]

Geography

Jorat-Menthue has an area, as of 2009, of 20.89 square kilometers (8.07 sq mi). Of this area, 11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi) or 56.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi) or 36.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi) or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) is unproductive land.[6]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][4][5][7]

Heritage sites of national significance

The Sottens transmitter

The Emetteur National De Sottens (Sottens transmitter) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[8]

The Sottens Transmitter is the nationwide transmitter for the French-speaking Radio Suisse Romande. It is easily receivable during the night throughout the whole of Europe.

Weather

Villars-Tiercelin has an average of 130.4 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 1,372 mm (54.0 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is November during which time Villars-Tiercelin receives an average of 129 mm (5.1 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 10.9 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.4, but with only 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is April with an average of 100 mm (3.9 in) of precipitation over 11.4 days.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 17 September 2013
  2. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 17 February 2011
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Montaubion-Chardonney in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sottens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Peney-le-Jorat in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data (German) accessed 25 March 2010
  7. ↑ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (German) accessed 29 January 2011
  8. ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
  9. ↑ "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 8 May 2009. , the Villars-Tiercelin weather station elevation is 850 meters above sea level.
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