Jorat
The Jorat is the area of the Canton of Vaud located between the Gros-de-Vaud, West and the Broye, East.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Region
- Description: natural region of the canton of Vaud
- Also known as: “Jorat d’Echallens”, “Le Jorat d’Echallens”, and “Mount Jorat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ussieres Château.
Ussieres Château
Castle
Photo: RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ussieres Château is a castle, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Jorat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Cullayes and Corcelles-le-Jorat.
Les Cullayes
Village
Les Cullayes is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipality of Les Cullayes merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Servion. Les Cullayes is situated 3 km east of Jorat.
Corcelles-le-Jorat
Village
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corcelles-le-Jorat is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Corcelles-le-Jorat is situated 3 km northeast of Jorat.
Froideville
Village
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Froideville is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Froideville is situated 3½ km northwest of Jorat.
Jorat
- Categories: natural region and hill group
- Location: Montpreveyres, Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Jorat” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “若拉山”
- Dutch: “Jorat”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل چورات”
- Esperanto: “Jorat”
- French: “Bois du Jorat”
- French: “Jorat”
- French: “Mont Jorat”
- German: “Jorat”
- German: “Jurten”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jorat i Sveits”
- Russian: “Жора”
- Spanish: “Jorat”
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