Colombier

village and former municipality in Echichens in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Place village Q678901
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Colombier

Summary

Colombier is a village[1]. Colombier ranks in the top 0.45% of village entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #231 of 50,837).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colombier is located in Echichens[3].
  • Colombier is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Colombier's image is recorded as Colombier.jpeg[5].
  • Colombier's instance of is recorded as village[6].
  • Colombier's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Colombier's official language is recorded as French[8].
  • Colombier's flag image is recorded as CHE Colombier VD Flag.svg[9].
  • Colombier's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Colombier VD COA.svg[10].
  • Colombier's GND ID is recorded as 4216579-9[11].
  • Colombier's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Colombier 2008.png[12].
  • Colombier's postal code is recorded as 1114[13].
  • Colombier's Commons category is recorded as Colombier VD[14].
  • Colombier's licence plate code is recorded as VD[15].
  • Colombier's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1684911[16].
  • Colombier's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Eihel-Colombier.wav[17].
  • Colombier's local dialing code is recorded as 021[18].
  • Colombier's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.5569, 'lon': 6.4725}[19].
  • Colombier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02v6l2[20].
  • Colombier's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 5630[21].
  • Colombier's HDS ID is recorded as 002435[22].
  • Colombier's replaced by is recorded as Echichens[23].
  • Colombier's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[24].
  • Colombier's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2661144[25].
  • Colombier's different from is recorded as Colombier[26].
  • Colombier's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+517'}[27].

Body

Geography

Colombier is in the country of Switzerland[4]. Colombier is located in Echichens[3].

Physical Characteristics

Colombier's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.28'}[28]. Colombier's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+517'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include village[6] and former municipality of Switzerland[7]. Colombier's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[24].

Why It Matters

Colombier ranks in the top 0.45% of village entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #231 of 50,837).[2] Colombier has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Colombier is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . classifications.data.admin.ch. classifications.data.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Historicized municipal directory of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Colombier. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/colombier-q678901
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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Switzerland
    Replaced by
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.28'}
    Official language
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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