Epesses

Epesses was a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is in the district of Lavaux-Oron on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman). On 1 July 2011, the former municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette (Lavaux) joined together to become the new municipality called Bourg-en-Lavaux.[1]

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Coat of arms of Epesses
Coordinates: 46°30′N 6°45′E / 46.500°N 6.750°E / 46.500; 6.750Coordinates: 46°30′N 6°45′E / 46.500°N 6.750°E / 46.500; 6.750
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictLavaux-Oron
Area
 • Total1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
404 m (1,325 ft)
Population
 (December 2009)
 • Total332
 • Density208.8/km2 (540.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1098
Surrounded byCully, Forel (Lavaux), Meillerie (FR-74), Puidoux, Riex
Twin townsBurgdorf (Switzerland)
Websitewww.epesses.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Epesses 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 Épesses at Wikimedia Commons