Payerne

Payerne is a municipality in the canton of . It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of . The German name Peterlingen for the town is out of use.
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  • Type: Town with 10,500 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Payerne VD”
  • Postal code: 1530

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ancien Tribunal, Payerne and Payerne railway station.

Courthouse
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is a courthouse.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of Payerne, in the canton of Vaud. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Yverdon and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways.

Church
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was a Cluniac monastery at Payerne, in , . The monastery is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corcelles-près-Payerne and Fétigny.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in .

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the , . On 1 January 2026 the former municipalities of and merged into the municipality of Fétigny-Ménières. is situated 3½ km southwest of Payerne.

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the , . On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of , , , , , and merged into the new municipality of . is situated 3½ km northwest of Payerne.

Payerne

Latitude
46.82081° or 46° 49′ 15″ north
Longitude
6.93913° or 6° 56′ 21″ east
Population
10,500
Elevation
455 metres (1,493 feet)
IATA airport code
VIP
United Nations Location Code
CH PYE
Open location code
8FR8RWCQ+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 35358360
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2659243
Wiki­data ID
Q69525
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Welsh—“Payerne” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Payerne”
  • Armenian: “Պայերն”
  • Arpitan: “Payèrna”
  • Basque: “Payerne”
  • Breton: “Payerne”
  • Bulgarian: “Пайерн”
  • Catalan: “Payerne”
  • Cebuano: “Payerne”
  • Chinese: “帕耶尔讷”
  • Chinese: “帕耶讷”
  • Czech: “Payerne”
  • Danish: “Payerne”
  • Dutch: “Payerne”
  • Esperanto: “Payerne”
  • Estonian: “Payerne”
  • Finnish: “Payerne”
  • French: “Payerne VD”
  • French: “Payerne”
  • German: “Corges”
  • German: “Etrabloz”
  • German: “Les Invuardes”
  • German: “Paerno”
  • German: “Paierno”
  • German: “Paterniacum”
  • German: “Payerne”
  • German: “Peterlingen”
  • German: “Vers-chez-Savary”
  • Greek: “Παγιέρν”
  • Hebrew: “פאיירן”
  • Hindi: “पायेर्न”
  • Hungarian: “Payerne”
  • Irish: “Payerne”
  • Italian: “Payerne VD”
  • Italian: “Payerne”
  • Japanese: “パイェルヌ”
  • Japanese: “パイエルヌ”
  • Korean: “파예른”
  • Kurdish: “Payerne”
  • Latvian: “Pajērna”
  • Lombard: “Payerne”
  • Macedonian: “Пајерн”
  • Malay: “Payerne”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Payerne”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Payerne”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Payerne”
  • Persian: “پیرن”
  • Polish: “Payerne”
  • Portuguese: “Payerne”
  • Romansh: “Payerne”
  • Russian: “Пайерн”
  • Serbian: “Payerne”
  • Serbian: “Пајерн”
  • Serbian: “Пајирн”
  • Sicilian: “Payerne”
  • Slovak: “Payerne”
  • Slovenian: “Payerne”
  • Spanish: “Payerne”
  • Swedish: “Payerne”
  • Swiss German: “Payerne”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Payerne”
  • Turkish: “Payerne”
  • Ukrainian: “Паєрн”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Payerne”
  • Urdu: “پایرن”
  • Venetian: “Payerne”
  • Volapük: “Payerne”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Payerne”
  • Welsh: “Payerne”
  • “Payerne”
  • “Payerne VD”

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