Forel

Forel is a locality in Lucens, Broye-Vully District, Vaud. Forel is situated nearby to the village Cremin, as well as near the hamlet Praratoud.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lucens Castle and Lucens railway station.

Lucens Castle

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

Lucens railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Lucens, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways. Lucens railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Forel.

Baillival Castle

Castle

Photo: WWHenderson20, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Baillival Castle is a bailiff's castle in the municipality of Surpierre of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Baillival Castle is situated 3½ km northeast of Forel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forel-sur-Lucens and Cremin.

Forel-sur-Lucens

Village

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Forel-sur-Lucens is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017, the former municipalities of Forel-sur-Lucens, Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, and Sarzens merged into the municipality of Lucens.

Cremin

Village

Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cremin is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Cremin, Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens merged into the municipality of Lucens.

Praratoud

Hamlet

Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Praratoud is a hamlet.

Forel

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Forel-sur-Lucens”
Location: Lucens, Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.72887° or 46° 43′ 44″ north

Longitude

6.82374° or 6° 49′ 26″ east

Elevation

675 metres (2,215 feet)

Open location code

8FR8PRHF+GF

GeoNames ID

2660738

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