Avenches District is a former district of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Avenches. It was dissolved on 31 August 2006 and all the municipalities joined the new Broye-Vully District.[1]
Avenches District
District d'Avenches | |
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District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Vaud |
| Capital | Avenches |
| Area | |
• Total | 59.91 km2 (23.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 6,601 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 11 |
The following municipalities are located in the district:
On 1 July 2006, Donatyre became part of the municipality of Avenches.[2]
References
edit- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 18 February 2011
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