Ollon
Ollon is a municipality in the Aigle district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipality is in the foothills of the mountains southeast of Lake Geneva.
Ollon | |
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 Ollon village with the Dents du Midi in background | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ollon | |
  Ollon  Ollon | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′N 7°00′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Aigle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Jean-Luc Chollet (as of 2011) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.59 km2 (23.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 479 m (1,572 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 7,461 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Boyards |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1867 Ollon, Panex, Saint-Triphon 1884 Arveyes, Bretaye, Huémoz, Villars-sur-Ollon 1885 Chesières |
| SFOS number | 5409 |
| Localities | Antagnes, Arveyes, Auliens, Bretaye, Chesieres, Crettaz, Exergillod, Forchex, Glutieres, Huemoz, Les Combes, Les Ecovets, Les Fontaines, Pallueyres, Panex, Plambuit, Plan d'Essert, Salaz, St-Triphon, Verschiez, Villars-sur-Ollon, Villy |
| Surrounded by | Aigle, Bex, Collombey-Muraz (VS), Gryon, Monthey (VS), Ormont-Dessous, Ormont-Dessus |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
References
- http://www.scris.vd.ch/Data_Dir/ElementsDir/3147/3/F/5409_Ollon_RFP2000.pdf.
- "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.
Other websites
Media related to Ollon at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of the municipality of Ollon (in French)
- Official website of the tourism region Villars-Gryon
- Website of the castles: Château de la Roche (in French)
- Aerial views of Ollon
- Ollon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Saint-Triphon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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