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 ...
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Switzerland.
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 pu ...
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Municipalities
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Agiez
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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 ...
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Ballaigues
Ballaigues is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Ballaigues is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Balevui''. In 1453 it was mentioned as ''Bella Aqua''.
Geography
Ballaigues has an are ...
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Baulmes
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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 ...
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Bofflens
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Bretonnières
Bretonnières 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
Bretonnières is first mentioned in 1154 as ''B ...
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Chavornay
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Corcelles-sur-Chavornay
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Croy
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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 ...
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La Praz
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L'Abergement
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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 the ...
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Lignerolle
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Montcherand
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Orbe
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Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of govern ...
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Rances
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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 ...
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Sergey
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Valeyres-sous-Rances
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Vallorbe
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Vaulion
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Vuiteboeuf
References
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Former districts of the canton of Vaud