Bourg-en-Lavaux

Bourg-en-Lavaux is a municipality in the Lavaux-Oron district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2011, the former municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette (Lavaux) joined together to become the new municipality, Bourg-en-Lavaux.[1]

Villette (Lavaux), Suisse et lac Léman.jpg
Coat of arms of Bourg-en-Lavaux
Coordinates: 46°30′1″N 6°43′57.1″E / 46.50028°N 6.732528°E / 46.50028; 6.732528Coordinates: 46°30′1″N 6°43′57.1″E / 46.50028°N 6.732528°E / 46.50028; 6.732528
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictLavaux-Oron
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Jean-Pierre Haenni
Area
 • Total9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total593
 • Density61.45/km2 (159.16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
LocalitiesCully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette
Surrounded byForel (Lavaux), Lugrin (FR-74), Lutry, Meillerie (FR-74), Savigny
Websitewww.b-e-l.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Bourg-en-Lavaux Media

References

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011

Other websites

  Media related to Bourg-en-Lavaux at Wikimedia Commons