Western Switzerland
Vaud
Morges District

Echichens

Echichens is a municipality in the canton of , located in the district of Morges. The municipalities of Colombier, and merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens.
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  • Type: Village with 2,550 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH5634”, “Échichens”, “Echichens VD”, and “Échichens VD”
  • Postal code: 1112

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vufflens Castle and Morges Castle.

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

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

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways and the eastern terminus of the 1,000 mm gauge Bière–Apples–Morges line of Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morges and Écublens.

Town
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is a municipality in the canton of and the seat of the . It is located on , west of .

Town
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is a municipality in in the canton of , located in the district of . It is a suburb of and is served by the Lausanne metro line 1 and several bus lines. The nearest train station is Renens. is situated 5 km east of Echichens.

Village
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is a municipality in the canton of , located in the district of Morges. It is a Suburb of the city of .

Echichens

Latitude
46.5266° or 46° 31′ 36″ north
Longitude
6.4979° or 6° 29′ 52″ east
Population
2,550
Elevation
474 metres (1,555 feet)
Open location code
8FR8GFGX+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240107674
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7285693
Wiki­data ID
Q68742
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Echichens” goes by many names.
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  • Chinese: “埃希尚”
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  • Esperanto: “Échichens VD”
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