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, , of . Of this area, or 75.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 20.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 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.
The municipality was part of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Combremont-le-Grand became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The village is located along the Payerne-Thierrens road.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Sable, a Greyhound rampant Or langued Gules and gorged Argent.
Demographics
Combremont-le-Grand has a population () of 302. , 4.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999-2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 0%. It has changed at a rate of 2.6% due to migration and at a rate of -2.6% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population () speaks French (286 or 92.9%), with German being second most common (15 or 4.9%) and Portuguese being third (4 or 1.3%).
Of the population in the municipality 155 or about 50.3% were born in Combremont-le-Grand and lived there in 2000. There were 84 or 27.3% who were born in the same canton, while 40 or 13.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 28 or 9.1% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 2 live births to Swiss citizens and were 5 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 2 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 8 and the non-Swiss population increased by 6 people. This represents a population growth rate of 5.1%.
The age distribution, , in Combremont-le-Grand is; 31 children or 10.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 42 teenagers or 13.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 36 people or 11.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 40 people or 13.2% are between 30 and 39, 41 people or 13.6% are between 40 and 49, and 50 people or 16.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 25 people or 8.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 25 people or 8.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 12 people or 4.0% who are between 80 and 89.
, there were 129 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 153 married individuals, 19 widows or widowers and 7 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.57 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.61 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 62.6% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 116 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 32 households that consist of only one person and 14 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 119 households that answered this question, 26.9% were households made up of just one person and there was 1 adult who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 29 married couples without children, 49 married couples with children There were 4 single parents with a child or children. There was 1 household that was made up of unrelated people and 3 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.