Oron
Oron is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2012 when the former municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged.
- Locality with about 5,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 630 metres (2,070 feet)
- Description: municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
- Postal code: 1608
- Also known as“CH5805”“Oron VD”“Oron, Switzerland”“Oron, Vaud”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oron Castle and Châtillens railway station.
Oron Castle
Oron Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Châtillens railway station
Châtillens railway station is a railway station in the…
Oron railway station
Oron railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Oron, in the Swiss canton of Vaud.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Martin and Chapelle.
Saint-Martin
Saint-Martin is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg, in Switzerland.
Chapelle
Chapelle is a former municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Auboranges
Village
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Oron
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Latitude
46.5748° or 46° 34′ 29″ north
Longitude
6.8385° or 6° 50′ 19″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Oron” goes by many names.
OronBasque
OronBreton
OronCatalan
OronCebuano
奥龙Chinese
OronCzech
OronDanish
OronDutch
OronItalian
Oron VDItalian
ОронMacedonian
OronNorwegian Bokmål
Oron i VaudNorwegian Nynorsk
OronOccitan (post 1500)
Oron VDSwiss German
OronTurkish
ОронUkrainian
OronUpper Sorbian
اورون، ووڈUrdu
OronVenetian
Oron (Svisara)Venetian
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Palézieux-Village and Palézieux railway station.
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