Colombier
Colombier is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens.Photo: Marc Mongenet, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Village with 522 residents
- Description: village and former municipality in Echichens in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Colombier (Echichens)”, “Colombier VD”, and “Colombier, Vaud”
- Postal code: 1114
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vullierens Castle and Vufflens Castle.
Vullierens Castle
Castle
Vufflens Castle
Castle
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vufflens Castle is a medieval castle in the Swiss municipality of Vufflens-le-Château in the canton of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Vufflens Castle is situated 3½ km south of Colombier.
Apples railway station
Railway station
Photo: trams aux fils., CC BY 2.0.
Apples railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Hautemorges, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. The station is a keilbahnhof. It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Bière–Apples–Morges line of Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay, at the point where the line splits, with branches going to Bière and L'Isle. Apples railway station is situated 4 km west of Colombier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges and Clarmont.
Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges
Village
Photo: SalomonCeb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The villages of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens.
Clarmont
Village
Clarmont is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.
Vullierens
Village
Photo: Leemburg-CH, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vullierens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Vullierens is known for its castle, iris gardens and banqueting center "Portes des Iris".
Colombier
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Echichens, Morges District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.5565° or 46° 33′ 23″ northLongitude
6.47193° or 6° 28′ 19″ eastPopulation
522Elevation
531 metres (1,742 feet)Open location code
8FR8HF4C+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 240061505OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2661144Wikidata ID
Q678901
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Colombier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Colombier”
- Chinese: “科隆比耶”
- Dutch: “Colombier”
- French: “Colombier (Echichens)”
- French: “Colombier VD”
- French: “Colombier”
- German: “Colombier (Echichens)”
- German: “Colombier VD”
- German: “Colombier”
- Hungarian: “Colombier (VD)”
- Irish: “Colombier”
- Italian: “Colombier (Echichens)”
- Italian: “Colombier VD”
- Italian: “Colombier”
- Lombard: “Colombier”
- Portuguese: “Colombier”
- Romansh: “Colombier”
- Spanish: “Colombier”
- Swedish: “Colombier, Vaud”
- Swedish: “Colombier”
- Upper Sorbian: “Colombier”
- Volapük: “Colombier”
- Waray (Philippines): “Colombier VD”
- Western Panjabi: “کولمبئر”
- “Colombier”
- “Colombier (Echichens)”
- “Colombier VD”
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