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Forel

Forel is a municipality in the canton of , located in the district of . Forel has about 1,700 residents.
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  • Type: Village with 1,700 residents
  • Description: municipality in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Forel (Lavaux)”, “Forel VD”, “Forel, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland”, and “Forel, Vaud”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zoo de Servion and Lac de Bret.

Zoo
Photo: Jean-luc Lavanchy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km north of Forel.

Lake
Photo: Dake, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the municipality of , in the canton of , . It is located north of . The natural lake is used as a drinking water for the city of . is situated 3 km south of Forel.

Railway station
Photo: Joggeli78, Public domain.
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Bern line of Swiss Federal Railways. is situated 4 km south of Forel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Cullayes and Vuibroye.

Village
is a former municipality in the district of in the canton of in . The municipality of merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of . is situated 3½ km north of Forel.

Village
is a former municipality in the district of in the canton of in . The municipalities of , , , Ecoteaux, , , , , and merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of . is situated 4½ km northeast of Forel.

Village
Photo: Marie Claire, CC BY 2.0.
is a municipality in in the canton of , located in the district of . is situated 4½ km south of Forel.

Forel

Latitude
46.54195° or 46° 32′ 31″ north
Longitude
6.77037° or 6° 46′ 13″ east
Population
1,700
Elevation
738 metres (2,421 feet)
Open location code
8FR8GQRC+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240088320
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2660739
Wiki­data ID
Q70565
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Forel” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Forel (Lavaux)”
  • Basque: “Forel”
  • Breton: “Forel”
  • Bulgarian: “Форел”
  • Catalan: “Forel”
  • Cebuano: “Forel”
  • Chinese: “福莱勒”
  • Czech: “Forel (Lavaux)”
  • Czech: “Forel”
  • Dutch: “Forel”
  • Esperanto: “Forel”
  • French: “Forel (Lavaux)”
  • French: “Forel VD”
  • French: “Forel”
  • French: “Grenet”
  • German: “Forel (Lavaux)”
  • German: “Forel VD”
  • German: “Forel”
  • Hungarian: “Forel (Lavaux)”
  • Irish: “Forel”
  • Italian: “Forel”
  • Lombard: “Forel”
  • Malay: “Forel (Lavaux)”
  • Malay: “Forel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Forel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Forel i Lavaux”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Forel”
  • Polish: “Forel (Lavaux)”
  • Polish: “Forel”
  • Portuguese: “Forel”
  • Romansh: “Forel”
  • Spanish: “Forel”
  • Swedish: “Forel”
  • Swiss German: “Forel”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Forel”
  • Ukrainian: “Форель”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Forel”
  • Venetian: “Forel (Svisara)”
  • Venetian: “Forel”
  • Volapük: “Forel”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Forel (Lavaux)”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Forel”
  • Welsh: “Forel”

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Highlights include Place des Cornes de Cerf and Temple de Forel.

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