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Cully
Former municipality of Switzerland
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Coat of arms of Cully
Coat of arms
Cully is located in Switzerland
Cully
Cully
Location in Switzerland
Cully is located in Canton of Vaud
Cully
Cully
Location in Canton of Vaud
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Lavaux-Oron
Area
 • Total 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation
374 m (1,227 ft)
Population
 • Total 1,752
 • Density 736.1/km2 (1,907/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Les Culliérans
Postal code
1096
Localities Treytorrens (Lavaux)
Surrounded by Forel (Lavaux), Riex, Epesses, Grandvaux

Cully was a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the capital of the district of Lavaux until 2006 when it became part of the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is on Lake Geneva.

On 1 July 2011 the municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette (Lavaux) joined together to become one new municipality, Bourg-en-Lavaux.

Images for kids

  • Cully (3)

    Buildings in Cully

  • Cully (4)

    Cully waterfront

  • Cully fishing wharf

    Cully fishing wharf

  • The Cully Jazz Festival

    Cully Jazz Festival

  • Cully to Lutry Railway

    Cully to Lutry railway

  • Cully, Switzerland

    Cully and surrounding vineyards

  • Peitrequin Leman

    Cully in a mid-20th-century painting by G-R. Peitrequin

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