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.[1]
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Avenches
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| Coordinates: 46°53′N 7°02′E / 46.883°N 7.033°ECoordinates: 46°53′N 7°02′E / 46.883°N 7.033°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Broye-Vully |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Roxane Meyer Keller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.56 km2 (6.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,699 |
| • Density | 153.70/km2 (398.09/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 |
| 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 |
Avenches Media
Roman amphitheater in Avenches.
Roman theatre in Avenches.
Ernest Failloubaz flight of 7 October 1910
Avenches town and surrounding fields
Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
Avenches: Hôtel de Ville
Post and Monument to Henri Guisan.
Houses along the old city wall
Avenches / Aventicum: Thermes de Perret (Thermes du Forum)
Avenches: Amphitheater / Schulhaus / Schloss
References
- ↑ 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.
