Avenches
Avenches is a town of about 3,000 people in the Three Lakes area of Switzerland. Avenches is noted for the Roman ruins that remain from the time when the area was a major Roman outpost.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Avenches railway station and Avenches Castle.
Avenches railway station
Railway station
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Avenches railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Avenches, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Avenches Castle
Castle
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Avenches Castle is a castle in the municipality of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Domdidier railway station
Railway station
Domdidier railway station is a railway station in the village of Domdidier, within the municipality of Belmont-Broye, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Domdidier and Faoug.
Domdidier
Village
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Domdidier is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye.
Faoug
Village
Photo: Chandres, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faoug is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Faoug is situated 3½ km northeast of Avenches.
Avenches
- Type: Locality with 4,300 residents
- Also known as: “CH5451”
- Location: Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.884° or 46° 53′ 2″ northLongitude
7.0399° or 7° 2′ 24″ eastPopulation
4,300Elevation
435 metres (1,427 feet)Open location code
8FR9V2MQ+HXGeoNames ID
7285126
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