Lavaux District was a district located on the north-eastern shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in the Swiss-romand canton of Vaud between Lausanne and Vevey. The capital of the district was Cully, but used to be Lutry. The district is part of the World Heritage Site listed region of Lavaux. It consisted of the following municipalities:
- Chexbres
- Cully
- Epesses
- Forel
- Grandvaux
- Lutry
- Puidoux
- includes the village of Treytorrens
- Riex
- Rivaz
- Saint-Saphorin
- Savigny
- Villette
Lavaux District
District de Lavaux | |
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District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Vaud |
| Capital | Cully |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,884 km2 (3,044 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 23.861 |
| • Density | 0.0030/km2 (0.0078/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 12 |
Mergers and name changes
editOn 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Chexbres, Cully, Epesses, Forel (Lavaux), Grandvaux, Lutry, Puidoux, Riex, Rivaz, Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux), Savigny and Villette (Lavaux) came from the District de Lavaux to join the Lavaux-Oron District.[1]
References
edit- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
External links
edit- (in French) Pictures of Lavaux
- (in French) Lavaux, pays aux trois soleils
46°30′N 6°45′E / 46.500°N 6.750°E
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