Parc géologique

Parc géologique is a park in Payerne, Broye-Vully District, Vaud. Parc géologique is situated near the stone Granite des Alpes, as well as near Conglomérat Mont-Pélerin.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gymnase intercantonal de la Broye and Payerne railway station.

Gymnase intercantonal de la Broye

School

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The Gymnase intercantonal de la Broye is a secondary school in Payerne, Vaud, Switzerland. The school serves students living in the Broye-Vully district in Vaud canton and Broye district in Fribourg canton.

Payerne railway station

Railway station

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Payerne railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Payerne, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Yverdon and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways. Payerne railway station is situated 440 metres north of Parc géologique.

Payerne Priory

Church

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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 620 metres northwest of Parc géologique.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Payerne and Corcelles-près-Payerne.

Payerne

Town

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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.

Corcelles-près-Payerne

Village

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Corcelles-près-Payerne is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Corcelles-près-Payerne is situated 2½ km northeast of Parc géologique.

Fétigny

Village

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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. Fétigny is situated 3 km southwest of Parc géologique.

Parc géologique

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Payerne, Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.81577° or 46° 48′ 57″ north

Longitude

6.94105° or 6° 56′ 28″ east

Open location code

8FR8RW8R+8C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1104109986

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Highlights: Tuf calcaire and Gypse.

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Places to explore: Ferme de la Blancherie and Payerne, Gymnase.

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