Avenches
Avenches is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, in Broye-Vully. It was created on 1 September 2006, the village of Donatyre merged into Avenches and on 1 July 2011, the former municipality of Oleyres merged into Avenches.[3]
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| Coordinates: 46°53′N 7°02′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Broye-Vully |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Roxane Meyer Keller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,282 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1580 Avenches 1582 Donatyre |
| SFOS number | 5451 |
| Localities | Avenches, Donatyre, Oleyres |
| Surrounded by | Belmont-Broye (FR), Courtepin (FR), Faoug, Misery-Courtion (FR), Saint-Aubin (FR), Vully-les-Lacs |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
References
- "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011
Other websites
Media related to Avenches at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Avenches, official website
- Photo gallery from the Roman theatre
- Avenches in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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