Ecublens (VD)

Écublens is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. It is a suburb of Lausanne and is served by the Lausanne metro line 1 and several bus lines. The nearest train station is Renens.

Places of Interest

Highlights include SwissTech Convention Center and Renens VD railway station.

SwissTech Convention Center

Convention center

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The SwissTech Convention Center is a conference centre on the campus of EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. The SwissTech Convention Center is one of the largest convention centers in the Lake Geneva region and has served many major events.

Renens VD railway station

Railway station

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Renens VD railway station is a railway and metro station in Renens, Vaud, Switzerland, west of the city of Lausanne. It is served by trains of the Swiss Federal Railways on the Lausanne–Geneva railway and the M1 metro line in Lausanne.

EPFL

Railway station

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EPFL is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lausanne and Renens.

Lausanne

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Lausanne, the capital of the Swiss canton of Vaud, is a city of 140,000 people that sits at the northernmost point of Lake Geneva. It is the public transport hub of Vaud, and a gateway to the alpine Canton of the Valais, home to some of the best-known ski slopes in the world.

Renens

Town

Photo: Vkeller, Public domain.

Renens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located in the district of Ouest Lausannois, and is a suburb of the city of Lausanne.

Ecublens (VD)

Type: Locality with 13,100 residents
Also known as: “CH5635”
Location: Ouest Lausannois District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.5276° or 46° 31′ 39″ north

Longitude

6.5605° or 6° 33′ 38″ east

Population

13,100

Elevation

412 metres (1,352 feet)

Open location code

8FR8GHH6+26

GeoNames ID

7285698

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