Romainmôtier is a village and former municipality in the district of
Orbe
Orbe (; ; older , ; ) 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 280 as ''Urba''. In 1179, it wa ...
in the
canton of Vaud
Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green bicolou ...
,
Switzerland
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.
In 1970 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality
Envy
Envy is an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another's quality, skill, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it. Envy can also refer to the wish for another person to lack something one already ...
to form a new and larger municipality
Romainmôtier-Envy
Romainmôtier-Envy () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Jura-North Vaudois District, Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The village, which lies on the Nozon r ...
.
History
Its name was taken from the monastery that was founded by
Saint Romain around AD 450.
References
Villages in the canton of Vaud
Former municipalities of the canton of Vaud
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