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.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011
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. Sottens is first mentioned in 1147 as Sotens. Peney-le-Jorat is first mentioned around 1141-43 as Pinoy.
Geography Jorat-Menthue has an area, , of . Of this area, or 56.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 36.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads), is either rivers or lakes and is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Historic Population The historical population is given in the following chart:Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 accessed 29 January 2011
Heritage sites of national significance
The Emetteur National De Sottens (Sottens transmitter) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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 of precipitation. The wettest month is November during which time Villars-Tiercelin receives an average of 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 of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is April with an average of of precipitation over 11.4 days., the Villars-Tiercelin weather station elevation is 850 meters above sea level.
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