Echichens

Echichens
Coat of arms of Echichens
Location of Echichens
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Echichens is located in Switzerland
Echichens
Echichens
Echichens is located in Canton of Vaud
Echichens
Echichens
Coordinates: 46°32′N 06°30′E / 46.533°N 6.500°E / 46.533; 6.500
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictMorges
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Daniel Meienberger
Area
 • Total13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation
466 m (1,529 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total3,059
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1112
SFOS number5634
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
Surrounded byBremblens, Lonay, Monnaz, Morges, Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges
Twin townsSt-Fiacre-sur-Maine (France)
Websitewww.echichens.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Echichens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.[3]

The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Albin Jaques (Enseignant chez Etat de Vaud) La langue gauloise - toponymie pdf 2011 " 16 toponymes burgondes .. formés sur des NP germaniques : 13 masculins : Aclens, Ballens, Bremblens, Cottens, Cuarnens, Denens, Échandens, Échichens, Éclepens, Mollens, Senarclens, Vufflens-le-Château, Vullierens, Yens"
  4. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011