Western Switzerland
Vaud
Jura-Nord vaudois District

Vaulion

Vaulion is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of in .
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  • Type: Village with 437 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH5765” and “Vaulion VD”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dent de Vaulion and Fort de Pré-Giroud.

Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain peak of the Swiss Jura, overlooking the and Vaulion in the canton of . A small ski resort is located on its slopes. The municipality of is located on the mountain's foothills.

Museum
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as the Fort de Vallorbe, is a 20th-century fortification located in the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border with France.

Railway station
Photo: G CHP, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a station at the border of and on the TGV Lyria line between and . It is located at the south-eastern entrance of the tunnel which tunnels one of Jura's mountain ranges, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vallorbe and La Praz.

Village
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of in .

Village
is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of in . is situated 3½ km southeast of Vaulion.

Village
Photo: Thomas Guignard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of in . is situated 4½ km northeast of Vaulion.

Vaulion

Latitude
46.6884° or 46° 41′ 18″ north
Longitude
6.3894° or 6° 23′ 22″ east
Population
437
Elevation
960 metres (3,150 feet)
Open location code
8FR8M9QQ+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 130297589
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7287420
Wiki­data ID
Q70665
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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Waray—“Vaulion” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: “Vâl-Lion”
  • Basque: “Vaulion”
  • Breton: “Vaulion”
  • Catalan: “Vaulion”
  • Cebuano: “Vaulion (munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Vaulion”
  • Czech: “Vaulion”
  • Dutch: “Vaulion”
  • Esperanto: “Vaulion VD”
  • Esperanto: “Vaulion”
  • French: “Vaulion VD”
  • French: “Vaulion”
  • German: “Le Plâne”
  • German: “Vaulion VD”
  • German: “Vaulion”
  • Hungarian: “Vaulion”
  • Irish: “Vaulion”
  • Italian: “Vaulion VD”
  • Italian: “Vaulion”
  • Lombard: “Vaulion”
  • Malay: “Vaulion”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vaulion”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vaulion”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Vaulion”
  • Polish: “Vaulion”
  • Portuguese: “Vaulion”
  • Romansh: “Vaulion”
  • Spanish: “Vaulion”
  • Swedish: “Vaulion”
  • Swiss German: “Vaulion”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Vaulion”
  • Turkish: “Vaulion”
  • Ukrainian: “Вольйон”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Vaulion”
  • Venetian: “Vaulion”
  • Vietnamese: “Vaulion”
  • Volapük: “Vaulion”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Vaulion”
  • “Vaulion”
  • “Vaulion VD”

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