Giez

Giez is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of in .
  • Type: Village with 391 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH5559”, “Giacum”, “Giei”, “Gizium”, “Gyz”, and “Petit Montborget”
  • Postal code: 1429

Places of Interest

Highlights: Grandson railway station and Montagny-le-Corbe, ruins of the medieval castle.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yverdon and Grandson.

Yverdon-les-Bains with its 24,000 inhabitants, is the second largest town in the Canton de Vaud.

Village
is a municipality in the district…

Village
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is a municipality in the district… is situated 3½ km northeast of Giez.

Giez

Latitude
46.8118° or 46° 48′ 42″ north
Longitude
6.6178° or 6° 37′ 4″ east
Population
391
Elevation
567 metres (1,860 feet)
Open location code
8FR8RJ69+P4
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Giez” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Giez”
  • Breton: “Giez”
  • Catalan: “Giez”
  • Cebuano: “Giez”
  • Chinese: “日耶”
  • Czech: “Giez”
  • Dutch: “Giez”
  • Esperanto: “Giez VD”
  • Esperanto: “Giez”
  • French: “Giez”
  • German: “Giez VD”
  • German: “Giez”
  • Hungarian: “Giez”
  • Irish: “Giez”
  • Italian: “Giez”
  • Lombard: “Giez”
  • Malay: “Giez”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Giez”
  • Polish: “Giez (Szwajcaria)”
  • Polish: “Giez”
  • Portuguese: “Giez”
  • Romansh: “Giez”
  • Spanish: “Giez”
  • Swedish: “Giez, Vaud”
  • Swedish: “Giez”
  • Swiss German: “Giez VD”
  • Turkish: “Giez”
  • Ukrainian: “Ж’є”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Giez”
  • Urdu: “گیز”
  • Venetian: “Giez (Svisara)”
  • Venetian: “Giez”
  • Volapük: “Giez”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Giez, Swiza”
  • “Giez”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: La Chaux and En Perreye.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Administration communale and L’Arnon.

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