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Avenches
Avenches
Avenches
Coat of arms of Avenches
Coat of arms
Avenches is located in Switzerland
Avenches
Avenches
Location in Switzerland
Avenches is located in Canton of Vaud
Avenches
Avenches
Location in Canton of Vaud
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Broye-Vully
Area
 • Total 19.47 km2 (7.52 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 4,477
 • Density 229.94/km2 (595.55/sq mi)
Postal code
1580 Avenches
1582 Donatyre
Localities Avenches, Donatyre, Oleyres
Surrounded by Belmont-Broye (FR), Courtepin (FR), Faoug, Misery-Courtion (FR), Saint-Aubin (FR), Vully-les-Lacs

Avenches is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, in Broye-Vully. It was created on 1 September 2006 the village of Donatyre merged into Avenches and on 1 July 2011 the former municipality of Oleyres merged into Avenches.

Images for kids

  • Avenches Aventicum 2004-12-30

    Roman amphitheater in Avenches.

  • Aventicum RömTheater

    Roman theatre in Avenches.

  • Ernest Failloubaz - Avenches 7 Oktober 1910 - Blériot

    Ernest Failloubaz flight of 7 October 1910

  • Picswiss VD-48-06

    Avenches town and surrounding fields

  • Picswiss VD-48-44

    Town hall of Avenches

  • Picswiss VD-48-40

    Post and Monument to Henri Guisan.

  • Avenches Stadtmauer

    Houses along the old city wall

  • Picswiss VD-48-24

    Aventicum

  • Picswiss VD-48-30

    Avenches Castle

  • Avenches - arènes

    L’évêque Tower with Amphitheatre and Roman Museum

  • Picswiss VD-48-11

    Temple à Donatyre

  • Avenches - cure

    Cure

  • Avenches, church st marie-madeleine - ch

    Reformed Church

  • Haras national suisse 6576

    Riding fields at the Haras fédéral

  • Haras - Avenches - 2

    Stables at the Haras fédéral

  • Roman ruins in Avenches 7 15

    Theater

See also

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