Montilliez

Montilliez is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The municipalities of Dommartin, Naz, Poliez-le-Grand and Sugnens merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Montilliez.

History
Dommartin is first mentioned in 908 as Domno Martino villa. Naz is first mentioned around 1200 as Nars. Poliez-le-Grand is first mentioned around 1160-79 as Poleto. In 1225 it was mentioned as Pollie lo Grant. Sugnens is first mentioned in 1177 as Sugnens.

Geography
Montilliez has an area,, of 15.07 km2. Of this area, 10.13 km2 or 67.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.72 km2 or 24.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.05 km2 or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads).

Transport
The municipality has a railway station, Sugnens, on the suburban Lausanne–Bercher line.

Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart: