Granges-près-Marnand

Granges-près-Marnand was a municipality in the Broye-Vully district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2011, the former municipalities of Cerniaz, Combremont-le-Grand, Combremont-le-Petit, Granges-près-Marnand, Marnand, Sassel, Seigneux and Villars-Bramard joined together to become the new municipality of Valbroye.^[1]

Granges-près-Marnand
Former municipality
Granges-près-Marnand and Sassel
Coat of arms
Location of Granges-près-Marnand
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Coordinates: 46°46′N 6°53′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Area
• Total	6.95 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Elevation	473 m (1,552 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	1,210
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1523
SFOS number	5818
Surrounded by	Cheiry (FR), Fétigny (FR), Henniez, Marnand, Ménières (FR), Sassel, Surpierre (FR), Trey, Villeneuve (FR)
Website	Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Transport

The municipality has a rail connection to the Léman Express network via the Palézieux–Payerne line. On 29 July 2013, two passenger trains on the line suffered a head-on collision at Granges-près-Marnand, causing at least 35 injuries and one fatality.^[2]

References

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011
2. "Dozens injured as two trains collide in Switzerland". RTÉ News. Retrieved 29 July 2013.

Other websites

• Media related to Granges-près-Marnand at Wikimedia Commons
• Granges-près-Marnand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.