Sassel

Former municipality of Switzerland

Coat of arms

Sassel

Location of Sassel

Coordinates: 46°47′N 6°51′E / 46.783°N 6.850°ECoordinates: 46°47′N 6°51′E / 46.783°N 6.850°E

Country

Area

• Total

3.35 km² (1.29 sq mi)

Elevation

634 m (2,080 ft)

Population

• Total

154

• Density

46/km² (120/sq mi)

Postal code

1534

SFOS number

5824

Surrounded by

Cheiry (FR), Combremont-le-Grand, Granges-près-Marnand, Les Montets (FR), Ménières (FR), Nuvilly (FR)

Website

Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Sassel is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The villages of Cerniaz (VD), 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.

Sassel is first mentioned in 1177 as Sases.

Sassel has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 3.3 square kilometers (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 2.19 km² (0.85 sq mi) or 67.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.91 km² (0.35 sq mi) or 27.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.15 km² (37 acres) or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 50.9% is used for growing crops and 15.3% is pastures.

The municipality was part of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Sassel became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.

The village is located on the north-east portion of the Jorat region on the left bank of the Broye river. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Sassel.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Argent and Gules, two Roses counterchanged.

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