Avenches District is a former 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 ...
. The seat of the district was the town of
Avenches
Avenches () is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Broye-Vully.
History
The roots of Avenches go back to the Celts. A tribe of Helvetians had built a settlement on the hills of Bois de Châtel, south of th ...
. It was dissolved on 31 August 2006 and all the municipalities joined the new
Broye-Vully District
Broye-Vully District (french: District de la Broye-Vully) is a district in Vaud Canton in Switzerland.
Geography
Broye-Vully has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.5% is forested. Of the res ...
.
[Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
accessed 4 April 2011
The following municipalities are located in the district:
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Avenches
Avenches () is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Broye-Vully.
History
The roots of Avenches go back to the Celts. A tribe of Helvetians had built a settlement on the hills of Bois de Châtel, south of th ...
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Bellerive
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Chabrey
Chabrey is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Bellerive, Chabrey, Constantine, Montmagny, Mur, Vallamand and Villars-le-Grand merged on 1 July 2011 into the new m ...
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Constantine
Constantine most often refers to:
* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
*Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
Constantine may also refer to:
People
* Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...
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Cudrefin
Cudrefin () is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Cudrefin is first mentioned in 999 as ''Curtefin''.
Geography
left, Cudrefin
Cudrefin has an area, , of . Of this area, or 60.7% is u ...
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Donatyre
Donatyre is a village in the district of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Since losing its status as an independent municipality on 1 July 2006, it has been part of the municipality of Avenches.
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Faoug
Faoug () is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Faoug is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Fol''.
Geography
Faoug has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.1% is used for agricultural purpos ...
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Montmagny
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Mur
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Oleyres
Oleyres is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud in the district of Broye-Vully.
On 1 July 2011 it was merged into the municipality of Avenches.[Vallamand
Vallamand is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud in the district of Broye-Vully.
The municipalities of Bellerive, Chabrey, Constantine, Montmagny, Mur, Vallamand and Villars-le-Grand merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municip ...]
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Villars-le-Grand
Villars-le-Grand is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Bellerive, Chabrey, Constantine, Montmagny, Mur, Vallamand and Villars-le-Grand merged on 1 July 2011 into ...
On 1 July 2006, Donatyre became part of the municipality of Avenches.
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 18 February 2011
References
Former districts of the canton of Vaud
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