Orzens

Orzens is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Type: Locality with 208 residents
Also known as: “CH5925”
Postal code: 1413

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roman Sanctuary of Ursins and Bercher railway station.

Roman Sanctuary of Ursins

Archaeological site

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Roman Sanctuary of Ursins is an archaeological site.

Bercher railway station

Railway station

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Bercher railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Bercher, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is the northern terminus of the 1,000 mm Lausanne–Bercher line of the Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher. Bercher railway station is situated 4 km southeast of Orzens.

Oppidum de Sermuz

Archaeological site

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Oppidum de Sermuz is an archaeological site, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Orzens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yverdon and Donneloye.

Yverdon

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Yverdon-les-Bains with its 24,000 inhabitants, is the second largest town in the Canton de Vaud. Situated at the southern shore of the Lac de Neuchâtel, it is the southern gate to the Pays des Trois-Lacs, host of the 2002 National Exhibition in Switzerland.