Plage de Vidy

Plage de Vidy is a camp in Vaud, Western Switzerland. Plage de Vidy is situated nearby to the archaeological site Roman Ruins of Lousonna, as well as near Lausanne-Vidy Roman Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Ruins of Lousonna and Stade Pierre de Coubertin.

Roman Ruins of Lousonna

Archaeological site

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Lousonna is a Roman archaeological site in Switzerland. It preceded the present-day city of Lausanne. The Romans built a military camp on this spot, which they called Lousonna, at the site of a Celtic settlement near Lake Geneva. Roman Ruins of Lousonna is situated 180 metres east of Plage de Vidy.

Stade Pierre de Coubertin

Stadium

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Stade Pierre de Coubertin is an outdoor stadium in the city of Lausanne. It normally seats 6,000 spectators and can be expanded to seat twice that number of spectators when needed. Stade Pierre de Coubertin is situated 350 metres southeast of Plage de Vidy.

Lausanne-Vidy Roman Museum

Museum

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Lausanne-Vidy Roman Museum is situated 260 metres north of Plage de Vidy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prilly and Renens.

Prilly

Town

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Prilly is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. It is one of the western suburbs of the city of Lausanne.

Renens

Town

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Renens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located in the district of Ouest Lausannois, and is a suburb of the city of Lausanne.

Chavannes-près-Renens

Village

Photo: Petitpequin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chavannes-près-Renens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois.

Plage de Vidy

Type: Camp
Location: Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.51664° or 46° 30′ 60″ north

Longitude

6.59879° or 6° 35′ 56″ east

Elevation

378 metres (1,240 feet)

Open location code

8FR8GH8X+MG

GeoNames ID

12005347

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In Other Languages

“Plage de Vidy” goes by many names.

French: “Plage de Vidy”

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