Avenches

Avenches
Municipality
Avenches
Avenches
Coat of arms of Avenches
Coat of arms
Location of Avenches
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Avenches is located in Switzerland
Avenches
Avenches
Avenches is located in Canton of Vaud
Avenches
Avenches
Coordinates: 46°53′N 7°02′E / 46.883°N 7.033°E / 46.883; 7.033
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictBroye-Vully
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Roxane Meyer Keller
Area
[1]
 • Total19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total4,282
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1580 Avenches
1582 Donatyre
SFOS number5451
LocalitiesAvenches, Donatyre, Oleyres
Surrounded byBelmont-Broye (FR), Courtepin (FR), Faoug, Misery-Courtion (FR), Saint-Aubin (FR), Vully-les-Lacs
Websitewww.commune-avenches.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011

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