Lousonna
Lousonna is an archaeological site in Vaud, Western Switzerland. Access is restricted and requires permission. Lousonna is situated nearby to the sports venue Bowling International Vidy, as well as near the castle Château de Vidy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lausanne-Vidy Roman Museum and Roman Ruins of Lousonna.
Lausanne-Vidy Roman Museum
Museum
Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
Lausanne-Vidy Roman Museum is situated 320 metres southeast of Lousonna.
Roman Ruins of Lousonna
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 630 metres southeast of Lousonna.
Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Stadium
Photo: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1 km southeast of Lousonna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Renens and Prilly.
Renens
Town
Photo: Vkeller, Public domain.
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.
Prilly
Town
Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Chavannes-près-Renens
Village
Chavannes-près-Renens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois.
Lousonna
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.5203° or 46° 31′ 13″ northLongitude
6.59494° or 6° 35′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8FR8GHCV+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 699387398OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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