Echichens | |
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Location of Echichens  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°32′N 06°30′E / 46.533°N 6.500°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Morges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Daniel Meienberger |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 466 m (1,529 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 3,059 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1112 |
| SFOS number | 5634 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| Surrounded by | Bremblens, Lonay, Monnaz, Morges, Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges |
| Twin towns | St-Fiacre-sur-Maine (France) |
| Website | www 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]
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ 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"
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011