Payerne
Payerne is a municipality of the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the capital of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Payerne
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| Coordinates: 46°49′N 6°56′E / 46.817°N 6.933°ECoordinates: 46°49′N 6°56′E / 46.817°N 6.933°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Payerne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Michel Roulin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 456 m (1,496 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 8,065 |
| • Density | 333.40/km2 (863.51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1530 |
| Localities | Corges, Etrabloz, Vers-chez-Perrin, Vers-chez-Savary |
| Surrounded by | Bussy (FR), Corcelles-près-Payerne, Cugy (FR), Fétigny (FR), Grandcour, Montagny (FR), Morens (FR), Rueyres-les-Prés (FR), Torny (FR), Trey |
| Twin towns | Paray-le-Monial (France) |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Payerne Media
A tower of the old city wall
Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
The new town hall of Payerne
La Broye river at Payerne
Town hall and central plaza in town
Payerne: Rue des Moulins
Bahnhof in Payerne (VD)
Former abbey church of Notre-Dame
Gymnase Intercantonal de la Broye (upper secondary school)
References
Other websites
Media related to Payerne at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
