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Echallens Destination Guide

Discover Echallens in Switzerland

Echallens in the region of Vaud with its 4,972 habitants is a town located in Switzerland - some 44 mi or ( 71 km ) South-West of Berne , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Echallens

Local time in Echallens is now 05:23 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yverdon-les-Bains, Sottens, Renens, Morges, and Lausanne. When in this area, you might want to check out Yverdon-les-Bains . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Echallens ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Le corps du métier: Extrait 2

1:19 min by PapayeProductions
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Dans les hauts de Lausanne, en Suisse, au cœur d'un quartier de villas se déroule un chantier peu ordinaire, dont l'objectif est la construction d'une maison...en paille porteuse et terre; une premièr ..

Mikado 1244 à Chavornay

4:27 min by Dutoit Cédric
Views: 628 Rating: 5.00

15 mai 2011: une locomotive sncf Mikado 1244 et de vieilles voitures CFF font escales à Chavornay pour ravitailler la loco en eau. ..


Swiss Aerial View

2:11 min by Igor Nanocult
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Swiss Air flight Geneva to Zurich ..

Dampfeisenbahn Lausanne Bever

7:28 min by Jürgen Roscher
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Museumseisenbahn mit Dampflokomotive von Lausanne nach Bever ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gros-de-Vaud

The Gros-de-Vaud is an area of the Swiss canton of Vaud.

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Located at 46.64 6.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Geography of Switzerland

Echallens District

Echallens District was a district of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Echallens. The district was dissolved on 31 August 2006 and all the municipalities transferred to the new Gros-de-Vaud District on the following day.

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Located at 46.63 6.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Former condominiums of Switzerland, Former districts of Vaud

Gros-de-Vaud District

Gros-de-Vaud District (French: District du Gros-de-Vaud) is a district in Vaud canton. Gros-de-Vaud has an area, as of 2009, of 230.78 square kilometers . Of this area, 154.01 km or 66.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 54.62 km or 23.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.45 km or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.77 km or 0.3% is unproductive land.

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Located at 46.63 6.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Districts of Vaud

Lac Coffy

Lac Coffy is a lake between Bettens and Boussens in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It surface area is 1.2 ha. The artificial lake was created in 1972. The site is listed in the Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas.

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Located at 46.62 6.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Lakes of Switzerland, Lakes of Vaud, Protected areas of Switzerland

Terre des hommes

For the English translation of "Terre des hommes" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, see: Wind, Sand and Stars. For other uses, see: Terre des hommes (disambiguation). Terre des hommes, also Terre des Hommes (Land of People, literally, Land of Men) is an international charitable humanitarian federation which concentrates on children's rights, founded in 1959 and based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Located at 46.57 6.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Children's charities, Children's rights organizations, International charities

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Echallens