Orbe
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Orbe | |
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Coordinates: 46°43′N 06°32′E / 46.717°N 6.533°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Vaud |
District | Jura-Nord vaudois |
Government | |
• Mayor | Syndic |
Area | |
• Total | 12.05 km2 (4.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 479 m (1,572 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 6,936 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1350 |
SFOS number | 5757 |
Surrounded by | Agiez, Arnex-sur-Orbe, Chavornay, Ependes, Essert-Pittet, Mathod, Montcherand, Valeyres-sous-Rances |
Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Orbe is a small town in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the capital of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord vaudois. The town is on the river of the same name. About 6,000 people live there.
The town has a coffee factory owned by Nestlé, a marionette museum, Roman ruins, and a late-Gothic church.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Orbe VD at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
- Switzerland Tourism information
- Orbe (Gemeinde) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Boscéaz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Orbe district in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Orbe-Boscéaz (timetable of the Gallo-Roman villa)
- Fondation Pro Urba