Prévondens
Prévondens is a house in Curtilles, Broye-Vully District, Vaud. Prévondens is situated nearby to Lucens reactor, as well as near Curtilles Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Curtilles Castle and Lucens railway station.
Curtilles Castle
Castle
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Curtilles Castle is a castle in the municipality of Curtilles of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Curtilles Castle is situated 1 km northeast of Prévondens.
Lucens railway station
Railway station
Lucens railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Lucens, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways. Lucens railway station is situated 1½ km north of Prévondens.
Lucens reactor
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The Lucens reactor was a 6 MW experimental nuclear power reactor built next to Lucens, Vaud, Switzerland. After its connection to the electrical grid on 29 January 1968, the reactor only operated for a year before it suffered an accident on 21 January 1969. Lucens reactor is situated 1 km west of Prévondens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Curtilles and Sarzens.
Curtilles
Village
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Curtilles is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Sarzens
Village
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Sarzens is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Sarzens, Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens merged into the municipality of Lucens.
Lucens
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Lucens is a city in the Jura region of Western Switzerland. It has its place in Swiss history as the location of an experimental nuclear reactor which was destroyed in a partial meltdown in 1969, Switzerland's most serious nuclear accident to date.
Prévondens
- Type: House
- Also known as: “Prevondens”
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Curtilles, Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.69245° or 46° 41′ 33″ northLongitude
6.83818° or 6° 50′ 17″ eastElevation
511 metres (1,677 feet)Open location code
8FR8MRRQ+X7GeoNames ID
11540139
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“Prévondens” goes by many names.
- French: “Prévondens”
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