Lavaux District

Lavaux District was a district located on the north-eastern shore of Lake Geneva in the Swiss-romand canton of Vaud between Lausanne and Vevey. The capital of the district was Cully, but used to be Lutry.

Type: Locality
Description: former district of the canton of Vaud
Also known as: “District de Lavaux”, “Riftal”, and “Ryftal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Puidoux railway station and Lac de Bret.

Puidoux railway station

Railway station

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Puidoux railway station, also known as Puidoux-Chexbres railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Puidoux, in the Swiss canton of Vaud.

Lac de Bret

Lake

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Lac de Bret is a lake in the municipality of Puidoux, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located north of Lake Léman. The natural lake is used as a drinking water reservoir for the city of Lausanne.

Cully railway station

Railway station

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Cully railway station is a railway station in the locality of Cully, within the municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Simplon line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lavaux and Lutry.

Lavaux

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Lavaux is internationally famous as a terraced wine-growing region on the shores of Lake Geneva in western Switzerland. It covers the territory roughly from Lausanne to Montreux, extending to an altitude of roughly 500 meters above lake level and including 6 lake shore villages and the city of Vevey.

Lutry

Town

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Lutry is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the Lavaux-Oron, which includes the Lavaux region, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Lutry is situated 5 km west of Lavaux District.