Avenches
Avenches is a railway stop in Avenches, Broye-Vully District, Vaud. Avenches is situated nearby to Sainte-Madeleine Reformed Church, as well as near the village Donatyre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avenches railway station and Avenches Castle.
Avenches railway station
Railway station
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avenches railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Avenches, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Avenches Castle
Castle
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Avenches Castle is a castle in the municipality of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Avenches Castle is situated 360 metres south of Avenches.
Sainte-Madeleine Reformed Church
Church
Photo: Odrade123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sainte-Madeleine Reformed Church is situated 490 metres south of Avenches.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donatyre and Villarepos.
Donatyre
Village
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Donatyre is a village in the district of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Since losing its status as an independent municipality on 1 July 2006, it has been part of the municipality of Avenches.
Villarepos
Village
Villarepos is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Villarepos, Barberêche and Wallenried merged into the municipality of Courtepin.
Domdidier
Village
Photo: Semplicementecosi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Domdidier is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye. Domdidier is situated 3 km southwest of Avenches.
Avenches
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Avenches, Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.88457° or 46° 53′ 5″ northLongitude
7.04076° or 7° 2′ 27″ eastElevation
434 metres (1,424 feet)Operator
SBBNetwork
FrimobilAbbreviation
“AV”UIC ID
8504126Open location code
8FR9V2MR+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7297173540OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
11962834
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