Oron, Vaud

Oron
Church in Oron-la-Ville
Church in Oron-la-Ville
Coat of arms of Oron
Location of Oron
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Oron is located in Switzerland
Oron
Oron
Oron is located in Canton of Vaud
Oron
Oron
Coordinates: 46°34′N 6°50′E / 46.567°N 6.833°E / 46.567; 6.833
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictLavaux-Oron
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total24.60 km2 (9.50 sq mi)
Elevation
631 m (2,070 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total5,500
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Oronais, Oronaises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1610, 1612
SFOS number5805
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
Surrounded byAuboranges (FR), Chapelle (Glâne) (FR), Palézieux, Rue (FR), Vuibroye
Twin townsBussac (France)
Websitehttp://www.oron.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Oron (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɔ̃] ) is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2012 when the former municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged.[3] On 1 January 2022 the former municipality of Essertes merged into Oron.

  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. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 21 December 2011