Peney-le-Jorat | |
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Location of Peney-le-Jorat  | |
  Peney-le-Jorat  Peney-le-Jorat | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′N 06°43′E / 46.617°N 6.717°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Gros-de-Vaud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc Ducret |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 844 m (2,769 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 377 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Les Penatzets Les Tavans |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1059 |
| SFOS number | 5796 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| Surrounded by | Montaubion-Chardonney, Villars-Mendraz, Sottens, Hermenches, Corcelles-le-Jorat, Villars-Tiercelin |
| Website | Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Peney-le-Jorat is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is in the south-west of Switzerland, in close proximity to both France and Italy.
The villages of Villars-Tiercelin, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens, Villars-Mendraz and Peney-le-Jorat merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Jorat-Menthue.[1]
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011