Riex
Riex is a former municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux.
- Type: Village with 269 residents
- Description: village and former municipality in Bourg-en-Lavaux in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Riex VD”
- Postal code: 1097
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cully railway station and Fountain of the justice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cully and Lavaux.
Riex
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Bourg-en-Lavaux, Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.49352° or 46° 29′ 37″ north
Longitude
6.73581° or 6° 44′ 9″ east
Population
269
Elevation
445 metres (1,460 feet)
Open location code
8FR8FPVP+C8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Riex” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Riex”
- Cebuano: “Riex”
- Dutch: “Riex”
- Esperanto: “Riex”
- French: “Riex”
- German: “Riex”
- Hungarian: “Riex”
- Irish: “Riex”
- Italian: “Riex”
- Korean: “리에”
- Lombard: “Riex”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Riex”
- Romansh: “Riex”
- Spanish: “Riex”
- Swedish: “Riex”
- Turkish: “Riex”
- Upper Sorbian: “Riex”
- Urdu: “رائیکس”
- Volapük: “Riex”
- Waray (Philippines): “Riex”
- Western Panjabi: “ریح”
- “Riex”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: L’Equex and Chenaux.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: 9km Lausanne - St-Maurice 45km and Cercle de la Voile de Moratel-Cully.
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