Cully, Switzerland

Cully
Coat of arms of Cully
Location of Cully
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Cully is located in Switzerland
Cully
Cully
Cully is located in Canton of Vaud
Cully
Cully
Coordinates: 46°29′N 6°43′E / 46.483°N 6.717°E / 46.483; 6.717
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictLavaux-Oron
Area
 • Total2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation
374 m (1,227 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total1,752
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
DemonymLes Culliérans
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1096
SFOS number5602
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
LocalitiesTreytorrens (Lavaux)
Surrounded byForel (Lavaux), Riex, Epesses, Grandvaux
Websitewww.cully.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Cully (French pronunciation: [kyji] ) is a former 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 lies on Lake Geneva.

The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette (Lavaux) merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux.[1]

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011