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Coordinates: 46°29′N 06°50′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Chardonne
Canton Vaud
District Vevey
Coordinates  46°29′N 06°50′E
Population 2685   (2004)
Area 12.94 km²
Elevation 586 m
Postal code 1801 Le Mont-Pèlerin
1803 Chardonne
SFOS number 5882
Mayor M. Jean-Philippe Blanc
Website www.chardonne.ch
Localities Le Mont-Pèlerin
Surrounded by Granges (Veveyse) (FR), Attalens (FR), Jongny, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Corseaux, Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux), Puidoux
Demonym Les Chardonnerets
Lè Tserdignolet
Twin towns Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire (France)

Chardonne

Chardonne is a municipality in the district of Vevey of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... Arms of Vevey (district) Vevey is a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... now. ... For other uses, see Granges. ... Attalens is a municipality in the district of Veveyse, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. ... Jongny is a commune in Vaud canton, has a seat in the district of Vevey in Switzerland. ... Corsier-sur-Vevey is a municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Corseaux is a municipality in the district of Vevey of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Puidoux is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... This list includes twin towns/sister cites (Partnergemeinden, Partnerstädte, villes ou communes jumelles) in Switzerland linked by a sister city agreement (Städtepartnerschaft or Gemeindepartnerschaft; jumelage de villes) and towns linked by friendship agreements (Freundschaft or amitié). A few municipalities participating in projects arranged by the Swiss organizations Patenschaft... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... Arms of Vevey (district) Vevey is a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ...





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