Bourg-en-Lavaux

municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q52274
Bourg-en-Lavaux
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Bourg-en-Lavaux

Summary

Bourg-en-Lavaux is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Bourg-en-Lavaux ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bourg-en-Lavaux is located in Lavaux-Oron District[3].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux is on the body of water Lake Geneva[5].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[6].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's official language is recorded as French[7].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's postal code is recorded as 1091[8].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's postal code is recorded as 1096[9].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's postal code is recorded as 1097[10].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's postal code is recorded as 1098[11].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's Commons category is recorded as Bourg-en-Lavaux[12].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's licence plate code is recorded as VD[13].
  • July 1, 2011 marks the founding of Bourg-en-Lavaux[14].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.5, 'lon': 6.7166666666667}[15].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's official website is recorded as http://www.b-e-l.ch[16].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bourg-en-Lavaux[17].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux has a population of {'amount': '+5285'}[18].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux has a population of {'amount': '+5369'}[19].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Bourg-en-Lavaux[20].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5613[21].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's replaces is recorded as Cully[22].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's replaces is recorded as Epesses[23].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's replaces is recorded as Grandvaux[24].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's replaces is recorded as Villette[25].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's replaces is recorded as Riex[26].
  • Bourg-en-Lavaux's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bourg-en-Lavaux'}[27].

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Geography

Bourg-en-Lavaux is in the country of Switzerland[4]. Bourg-en-Lavaux is located in Lavaux-Oron District[3]. Bourg-en-Lavaux is on the body of water Lake Geneva[5].

Physical Characteristics

Bourg-en-Lavaux covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.65'}[28]. Bourg-en-Lavaux sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+387'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5285'}[18] and {'amount': '+5369'}[19].

Designation and Status

Bourg-en-Lavaux's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[6].

History and Context

July 1, 2011 marks the founding of Bourg-en-Lavaux[14].

Why It Matters

Bourg-en-Lavaux ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] Bourg-en-Lavaux has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Bourg-en-Lavaux is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Lehmannro · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water Lake Geneva
    Replaces Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux +2
    Topic's main category Category:Bourg-en-Lavaux
    Official language French
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P41]]: CHE Bourg-en-Lavaux Flag.svg, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782070149300"
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