Orbe District was a district of the

canton of Vaud Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Mergers and name changes

* On 1 January 1970 the former municipalities of Envy and Romainmôtier merged to form the new municipality of Romainmôtier-Envy. * On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of L'Abergement, Agiez, Arnex-sur-Orbe, Ballaigues, Baulmes, Bavois, Bofflens, Bretonnières, Chavornay, Les Clées, Corcelles-sur-Chavornay, Croy, Juriens, Lignerolle, Montcherand, Orbe, La Praz, Premier, Rances, Romainmôtier-Envy, Sergey, Valeyres-sous-Rances, Vallorbe, Vaulion and Vuiteboeuf came from the District d'Orbe to join the

Jura-North Vaudois District Jura-Nord Vaudois District (french: district du Jura-Nord vaudois) is a district in Vaud canton of Switzerland. Its capital is Yverdon-les-Bains. Geography Jura-Nord vaudois has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.6% is used for agricultural pur ...

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Municipalities

Agiez Agiez is a municipality of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Agiez is first mentioned in 1011 as ''in Aziaco''. Geography Agiez has an area, , of . Of this area, or 63.3% is used for agricultural p ...

Arnex-sur-Orbe Arnex-sur-Orbe (, literally ''Arnex on Orbe'') is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois. History Arnex-sur-Orbe is first mentioned in 1049 as ''Arniacum''. Geography Arnex-sur-Orbe has an area ...

* Ballaigues *

Baulmes Baulmes () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Baulmes is first mentioned in 652 as ''in loco Balmensi''. In 1123 it was mentioned as ''Balmis''. Geography Baulmes has an area ...

Bavois Bavois is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Bavois is first mentioned in 1200 as ''Bavoies''. Geography Bavois has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.3% is used for agricultur ...

Bofflens Bofflens is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Bofflens is first mentioned in 1007 as ''in curte Bofflenis''. In 1011 it was mentioned as ''Boflinges''. Geography Bofflens has an ...

Bretonnières Bretonnières is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Bretonnières is first mentioned in 1154 as ''Bretoneres''. Geography Bretonnières has an area, , of . Of this area, or 44.8 ...

* Chavornay *

Corcelles-sur-Chavornay Corcelles-sur-Chavornay (, literally ''Corcelles on Chavornay'') is a former municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Corcelles-sur-Chavornay and Essert-Pitte ...

* Croy *

Juriens Juriens is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Juriens is first mentioned in 1263 as ''iurians''. In 1359 it was mentioned as ''Juriens''. Geography Juriens has an area, , of . O ...

La Praz La Praz is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History La Praz is first mentioned in 1276 as ''li Pra''. Geography La Praz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 45.7% is used for agricult ...

L'Abergement L'Abergement () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Geography L'Abergement has an area, , of . Of this area, or 39.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 55.2% is forested. Of ...

Les Clées Les Clées is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Les Clées is first mentioned in 1134 as ''Clees''. Above the village are the remains of the castle. The keep was restored in t ...

Lignerolle Lignerolle is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Lignerolle is first mentioned around 1160–64 as ''de Lineroles''. Geography Lignerolle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 48. ...

Montcherand Montcherand is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Montcherand is first mentioned in 1324 as ''Montcherant''. Geography Montcherand has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.9% is u ...

Orbe Orbe (; la, Urba; older german: Orbach, ; frp, Orba) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois. History Orbe is first mentioned about ...

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Rances Rances refers to the following places: * Rances, Switzerland Rances () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Rances is first mentioned around 972-73 as ''Rancias''. The name of Ra ...

Romainmôtier-Envy Romainmôtier-Envy () is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois. The village, which lies on the Nozon river, has about 450 inhabitants. The town has a notable Romanesque church. The m ...

* Sergey *

Valeyres-sous-Rances Valeyres-sous-Rances (, literally ''Valeyres under Rances'') is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Geography Valeyres-sous-Rances has an area, , of . Of this area, or 81.6% is used for ag ...

Vallorbe Vallorbe () is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Vallorbe is first mentioned in 1139 as ''de valle urbanensi''. In 1148 it was mentioned as ''de valle urbe''. Geography Vallorb ...

Vaulion Vaulion is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Vaulion is first mentioned in 1097 as ''Vallis Leonis''. In 1160 it was mentioned as ''Valleuni'' and in 1316 as ''Vaulion''. Geograph ...

Vuiteboeuf Vuiteboeuf () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Jura-North Vaudois District, Jura-Nord Vaudois in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Vuiteboeuf is first mentioned in 1028 as ''Vaiti ...

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