Romainmôtier-Envy

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Coordinates: 46°42′N, 6°28′E

Romainmôtier-Envy
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Romainmôtier-Envy
Canton Vaud
District Orbe
46°42′N, 6°28′E
Population 442  (2004)
  - Density 63 /km² (163 /sq.mi.)
Area 7.01 km² (2.7 sq mi)
Elevation 659 m (2,162 ft)
Postal code 1323
SFOS number 5761
Mayor Pascal Lugon
Localities Romainmôtier, Envy, Le Fochau
Surrounded by Bofflens, Bretonnières, Croy, Ferreyres, Juriens, La Sarraz, Moiry, Premier, Vaulion
Twin towns Nagaoka (Japan)
Website www.romainmotier.ch
Romainmôtier-Envy (Switzerland)
Romainmôtier-Envy
Romainmôtier-Envy

Romainmôtier-Envy is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Orbe.

The church in Romainmôtier.
The church in Romainmôtier.

The village lies on the Nozon river and has about 450 inhabitants. The town has a famous Romanesque church. The monastery of Romainmôtier (Romanum monasterium) was founded by Romanus of Condat, after whom it was named.[1]

The municipality was created in 1970 by a merger of Romainmôtier and Envy.

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  1. ^ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saints Romanus

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