Bois Devant

Bois Devant is a locality in Jorat-Mézières, Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud. Bois Devant is situated nearby to the locality Le Borgeau, as well as near Champ Jaquet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ecublens-Rue railway station and Ussieres Château.

Ecublens-Rue railway station

Railway station

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Ecublens-Rue railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Écublens, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Ussieres Château

Castle

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Ussieres Château is a castle, which is situated 2½ km west of Bois Devant.

Théâtre Barnabé

Theater building

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Théâtre Barnabé is a theater building, which is situated 3 km south of Bois Devant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferlens and Carrouge.

Ferlens

Village

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Ferlens is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016 the former municipalities of Ferlens, Carrouge and Mézières merged into the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières.

Carrouge

Village

Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Carrouge is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016 the former municipalities of Carrouge, Ferlens and Mézières merged into the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières.

Mézières

Village

Photo: Meinrad Périsset 1674 Vuarmarens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mézières is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016, the former municipalities of Mézières, Carrouge, and Ferlens merged into the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières.

Bois Devant

Type: Locality
Location: Jorat-Mézières, Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.59846° or 46° 35′ 55″ north

Longitude

6.78852° or 6° 47′ 19″ east

Elevation

721 metres (2,365 feet)

Open location code

8FR8HQXQ+9C

GeoNames ID

11492958

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In Other Languages

“Bois Devant” goes by many names.

French: “Bois Devant”

Localities in the Area

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