Tumulus
Tumulus is an archaeological site in Payerne, Broye-Vully District, Vaud. Access is restricted and requires permission. Tumulus is situated nearby to the village Cugy, as well as near the town Payerne.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cugy FR railway station and Payerne Priory.
Cugy FR railway station
Railway station
Cugy FR railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Cugy, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Fribourg–Yverdon line of Swiss Federal Railways. Cugy FR railway station is situated 2 km west of Tumulus.
Payerne Priory
Church
Photo: Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Payerne Priory was a Cluniac monastery at Payerne, in Vaud, Switzerland. The monastery is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Payerne Priory is situated 2 km east of Tumulus.
Saint-Martin Parish Church
Church
Photo: WWHenderson20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Martin Parish Church is situated 1½ km west of Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cugy and Payerne.
Cugy
Village
Photo: Mbarbey49, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cugy is a municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2005 Cugy incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Vesin.
Payerne
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Payerne is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name Peterlingen for the town is out of use.
Fétigny
Village
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fétigny is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2026 the former municipalities of Fétigny and Ménières merged into the municipality of Fétigny-Ménières.
Tumulus
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Payerne, Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.817° or 46° 49′ 1″ northLongitude
6.91225° or 6° 54′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8FR8RW86+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 6587435294OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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