Menhir d’Essertes-Auboranges

Menhir d’Essertes-Auboranges is an archaeological site in Rue, Glâne District, Canton of Fribourg. Menhir d’Essertes-Auboranges is situated near the town hall Administration communale, as well as near the village Vuibroye.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Théâtre Barnabé and Châtillens railway station.

Théâtre Barnabé

Theater building

Photo: Sebleouf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Théâtre Barnabé is a theater building, which is situated 1¼ km west of Menhir d’Essertes-Auboranges.

Châtillens railway station

Railway station

Photo: Abaddon1337, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Châtillens railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Oron, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways. Châtillens railway station is situated 1½ km east of Menhir d’Essertes-Auboranges.

Zoo de Servion

Zoo

Photo: Jean-luc Lavanchy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zoo de Servion is situated 2 km southwest of Menhir d’Essertes-Auboranges.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vuibroye and Auboranges.

Vuibroye

Village

Vuibroye is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Oron.

Auboranges

Village

Auboranges is a former municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2025, the former municipalities of Auboranges, Chapelle and Écublens merged into the municipality of Rue.

Ferlens

Village

Photo: Jerome66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Menhir d’Essertes-Auboranges

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Rue, Glâne District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.57539° or 46° 34′ 31″ north

Longitude

6.79484° or 6° 47′ 41″ east

Open location code

8FR8HQGV+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4599835358

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Administration communale and Vuibroye.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Servion, Vieux-Collège and Vuibroye, village.

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