Vully-les-Lacs () is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Bellerive, Chabrey, Constantine, Montmagny, Mur (VD), Vallamand and Villars-le-Grand merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Vully-les-Lacs.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011
History Bellerive is first mentioned in 1228 as Balariva. Chabrey is first mentioned in 1343 as Charbrey. Constantine is first mentioned in 1228 as Costantina. Montmagny is first mentioned in the 13th Century as Manniaco. In 1458 it was mentioned as Montmagniel. Mur is first mentioned in 1396 as Murs. Vallamand is first mentioned in 1246 as Ualamant. Villars-le-Grand is first mentioned in 1246 as Uilar.
Geography Vully-les-Lacs has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 20.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 2.3% 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
Guévaux Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
The prehistoric settlement at Chenevières de Guévaux I in Mur is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a UNESCO World Heritage Site.UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
The entire hamlets of Cotterd and Vallamand-Dessous (formerly in Bellerive) are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
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