Montanaire (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tanɛʁ]) is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Denezy had an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.8 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi).

[14] The small former municipality is located on a hill on the left side of the Broye valley.

It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Neyruz-sur-Moudon and the settlements of La Praire, Les Rutannes and Le Moulin Tardy.

Of the rest of the land, 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 9.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.

[14] The former municipality is located on a hilly plateau in the mid-Jorat to the right of the Mentue river.

[14] The former municipality is located on a plateau in the Jorat between the Broye and Mentue rivers.

Chanéaz had an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.4 square kilometers (0.54 sq mi).

[14] The former municipality is located in the northern Jorat plateau with a small enclave between Correvon and Vuissens.

[15] The historical population is given in the following chart:[16] The entire village of Denezy is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

The wettest month is June during which time Thierrens receives an average of 111 mm (4.4 in) of rain or snow.

The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.2, but with only 102 mm (4.0 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is February with an average of 76 mm (3.0 in) of precipitation over 10.2 days.