Châtillens

Châtillens was a municipality in Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 January 2012, the municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye joined together to become the new municipality of Oron.[1]

Blick auf Chatillens von der Kirche Saint-Maurice.jpg
Coat of arms of Châtillens
Coordinates: 46°34′N 06°48′E / 46.567°N 6.800°E / 46.567; 6.800Coordinates: 46°34′N 06°48′E / 46.567°N 6.800°E / 46.567; 6.800
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictLavaux-Oron
Government
 • MayorGérald Wist
Area
 • Total2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Elevation
625 m (2,051 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total492
 • Density233.2/km2 (603.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1610
Surrounded byOron-la-Ville, Les Tavernes, Forel (Lavaux), Essertes, Vuibroye
Websitewww.chatillens.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

References

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 21 December 2011

Other websites

  Media related to Châtillens at Wikimedia Commons