Etang de la Coula

Etang de la Coula is a lake in Payerne, Broye-Vully District, Vaud. Etang de la Coula is situated nearby to the town Payerne, as well as near the village Fétigny.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Payerne railway station and Payerne Priory.

Payerne railway station

Railway station

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Payerne railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Payerne, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Yverdon and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways.

Payerne Priory

Church

Photo: Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Payerne Priory was a Cluniac monastery at Payerne, in Vaud, Switzerland. The monastery is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Ancien Tribunal, Payerne

Courthouse

Photo: Twen, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Ancien Tribunal, Payerne is a courthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Payerne and Fétigny.

Payerne

Town

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Payerne is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name Peterlingen for the town is out of use.

Fétigny

Village

Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fétigny is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2026 the former municipalities of Fétigny and Ménières merged into the municipality of Fétigny-Ménières.

Cugy

Village

Photo: Mbarbey49, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cugy is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2005 Cugy incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Vesin.

Etang de la Coula

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Payerne, Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.81396° or 46° 48′ 50″ north

Longitude

6.92146° or 6° 55′ 17″ east

Elevation

448 metres (1,470 feet)

Open location code

8FR8RW7C+HH

GeoNames ID

11396514

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