Avenches
in Broye-Vully District of Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.880 and 7.041 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 52' 48" and E 7° 2' 26"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - CHF
Spoken languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:45 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:36 am and 4:57 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Avenches

Avenches in Broye-Vully District (Canton of Vaud) with it's 2,758 inhabitants is a city in Switzerland about 20 mi (or 32 km) west of Bern, the country's capital.

Local time in Avenches is now 09:45 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Avenches, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Neuchatel Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), North-West. We found 6 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Matran, Fribourg, Neuchatel, Marly and Tafers. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F

Morning Temperature 1°C / 33 °F
Evening Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Night Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1027 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 16% of sky
General Conditions Few clouds

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

9°C (49 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

9°C (48 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

La Pinte du Vieux Manoir

Address
4,4 mi
RUE DE LAUSANNE 18
3280 Meyriez
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Lacotel

Address
1,5 mi
Route de Salavaux
1580 Avenches
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 21:00
Weekend: closed


Hotel-Restaurant Mont-Vully

Address
5,6 mi
route du Mont 50
1789 Lugnorre
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 19:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 22:00


Hotel de la Gare

Address
5,2 mi
Route du Centre 15
1774 Cousset
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00
Weekend: closed


Murtenhof & Krone

Address
4,8 mi
Rathausgasse 1-5
3280 Murten
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 23:00


Murten

Address
5,1 mi
Bernstrasse 7
3280 Murten
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Bad Muntelier am See

Address
5,4 mi
Hauptstr. 5
3286 Murten
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


HACIENDA

Address
5,9 mi
Route du Tir-Fédéral 5
1762 Givisiez
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00 (lunchbreak: 23:00 - 7:00)


Hotel de la Gare

Address
6,9 mi
Route de la Gare 2
1786 Sugiez
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 9:00 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Youth Hostel Avenches

Address
0,2 mi
Rue du Lavoir 5
1580 Avenches
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 17:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Ferme 7.5 pces avec terrain à Léchelles / FR - VENDU PAR NOTRE AGENCE !

Published: July 16, 2012
Length: 51:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ivac SA Domdidier

Ferme de 7.5 pces, rénovée en 1992, comprenant au sous-sol : 2 caves. Au rez : 1 entrée avec réduit, 1 grand séjour avec poêle suédois, 1 cuisine entièrement équipée, 1 salle à manger,...


Villa individuelle de 9.5 pces avec 3'206 m2 de terrain

Published: June 18, 2012
Length: 00:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ivac SA Domdidier

Grande villa individuelle de 9.5 pces (possibilité de créer 2 appartements), construite en 1975, comprenant au sous-sol : 1 chambre de 16 m2, 1 cave de 17 m2, 1 buanderie, 1 local chauffage...


Parcelle de terrain de 1'320 m2 en zone centre-village à Villarepos / FR - VENDU PAR NOTRE AGENCE !

Published: June 19, 2012
Length: 55:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ivac SA Domdidier

Parcelle de terrain de 1'320 m2 en zone centre village, indice 0.65 (ancien). Cette zone est réservée à l'habitation, au commerce, à l'artisanat ainsi qu'aux activités agricoles (sans...


Murtensee Winter 2012 / Lac Morat Hiver 2012

Published: February 05, 2012
Length: 30:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hugo Ortiz

Murten Lake, Switzerland February 2012 Lake close to Avenches . Winter am Murtensee http://www.facebook.com/hugoortizphotography www.hugoortiz.ch ...


Danny Tenaglia @ ROCK OZ'ARENES 2009

Published: August 16, 2009
Length: 28:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: sesa angelo

ROCK OZ'ARENE 2009 Festival rock d'Avenches, qui se déroule dans les ancienne Arènes Romaine d'Aventicum, qui depuis deux ans le vendredi reçois des DJ. Line UP: Sir Coline Antoine...


Bison - American Bison

Published: May 22, 2012
Length: 40:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Chrigu wälti

Die Bisonherde wurde in der Westschweiz gefilmt. http://www.Tierportraet.ch.


Cars.wmv

Published: February 19, 2010
Length: 23:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: wandiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

cool old US cars in switzerland enjoy!


DB Guitars / Toolbox Guitar - Woody Paintbox

Published: February 24, 2010
Length: 19:33 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DanielBorelGuitars

Cette guitare de type " cigar box guitar " offre beaucoup de possibilit?s. On peut l'accorder en standard (EADG), en open de R? comme dans la vid?o, en open de Sol,... L'accordage ouvert permet...


Villa 6.5 pces à vendre à Villarepos - 026 676 90 90 - info@ivac.ch - www.ivac.ch

Published: October 27, 2010
Length: 01:35 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ivac SA Domdidier

Exemple d'une visite vidéo réalisé par visitevideo.ch.


Zumwald Transports Avenches

Published: September 24, 2014
Length: 15:51 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Transports Zumwald

Construction Centre Logistique Avenches Neubau Logistik-Center Avenches.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Avenches District

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. The following municipalities are located in the district: Avenches Bellerive Chabrey Constantine Cudrefin Donatyre Faoug Montmagny Mur Oleyres Vallamand Villars-le-Grand On 1 July 2006, Donatyre became part of the municipality of Avenches.

Located at 46.8808, 7.04111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former districts of Vaud

Aventicum

Aventicum was the largest town and capital of Roman Switzerland (Helvetia or Civitas Helvetiorum). Its remains are beside the modern town of Avenches. The city was probably created ex nihilo in the early 1st century AD, as the capital of the recently conquered territory of the Helvetii, across the road that connected Italy to Britain, built under Claudius.

Located at 46.88, 7.049 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places established in the 1st century, Roman towns and cities in Switzerland, Archaeological sites in Switzerland, Geography of Vaud, Former populated places in Switzerland, Helvetii, Avenches, Museums in Vaud, Museums of Ancient Rome, History museums in Switzerland

Broye

The Broye is a 68 km long river, in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, in Switzerland. It has a watershed area of 850 km².

Located at 46.9167, 7.03333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Switzerland, Aar drainage basin, Tributaries of Lake Neuchâtel

2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 29-30 March 2003 in Lausanne (accommodation) and Avenches (competition), Switzerland.

Located at 46.8861, 7.01167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 2003 in athletics (track and field), 2003 in Swiss sport, Sports festivals in Switzerland, Athletics in Switzerland

Chandon (Fribourg)

Chandon was a former commune in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On January 1, 1994, it merged with Léchelles to form Léchelles.

Located at 46.8388, 7.04696 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former municipalities of the canton of Fribourg, Former municipalities of Switzerland

Avenches Castle

Avenches Castle is a castle in the municipality of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Located at 46.8813, 7.04113 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cultural property of national significance in Vaud, Castles in Vaud, Avenches

capture of the webcam Cotterd: Lake Murten

Cotterd: Lake Murten, Cotterd (source)

capture of the webcam Faoug: Lake Murten

Faoug: Lake Murten, Faoug (source)

capture of the webcam Montmagny: Lake Murten

Montmagny: Lake Murten, Montmagny (source)

capture of the webcam Avenches

Avenches, Avenches (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Αβάνς, اوانش, Aventicum, Аванш, 阿旺什