Orbe River

The Orbe is a river of the Rhine basin. It starts in and flows to where it forms the river at its confluence with the river Talent. Not to be mistaken with the Orbe, which is a tributary of the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river
  • Also known as: L’Orbe”, “Orbe”, and “Orbe Riviére

Places of Interest

Highlights include Orbe Castle and Orbe railway station.

Castle
is a castle in the municipality of of the Canton of Vaud in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Vaud. It is the western terminus of the 1,000 mm gauge Orbe–Chavornay line of Travys.

Church
Orbe Temple, also known as the Reformed Church of Notre-Dame or the Great Church of Orbe, is a Protestant church in the municipality of , canton of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orbe and Agiez.

Village
is a municipality in the canton of . It was the seat of the former district of and is now part of the district of .

Village
is a municipality of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of in .

Village
is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of in .

Orbe River

Latitude
46.72242° or 46° 43′ 21″ north
Longitude
6.53562° or 6° 32′ 8″ east
Elevation
444 metres (1,457 feet)
Open location code
8FR8PGCP+X6
Geo­Names ID
2659288
Wiki­data ID
Q53746
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Venetian—“Orbe River” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: Orba
  • Asturian: Ríu Orbe
  • Catalan: Orbe
  • Catalan: Riu Orbe
  • Cebuano: Orbe
  • Chinese: 奥尔布河
  • Chinese: 奧爾布河
  • Dutch: Orbe (rivier in Zwitserland)
  • Dutch: Orbe
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر اورب
  • Esperanto: Orbe
  • French: Orbe
  • German: Orbe
  • Irish: Orbe
  • Italian: Orbe
  • Japanese: オルブ川
  • Lithuanian: Orbas
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Orbe-elva
  • Occitan (post 1500): Orbe
  • Russian: Орб
  • Slovenian: Orbe
  • Spanish: Orbe
  • Spanish: rio Orbe
  • Spanish: río Orbe
  • Spanish: Río Orbe
  • Swedish: Orbe
  • Swiss German: Orb
  • Tosk Albanian: Orbe
  • Ukrainian: Орб (притока Ар’є)
  • Ukrainian: Орб
  • Venetian: Fiume Orbe

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Orbe and Le Pâquier.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include eHnv - Hôpital Orbe and Pré Cordey.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Orbe River”. Photo: Freak-Line-Community, CC BY-SA 3.0.