Echandens

municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q68630
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Echandens

Summary

Echandens is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Echandens ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Echandens was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Echandens is located in Morges District[4].
  • Echandens is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Echandens's image is recorded as Chateau Echandens.jpg[6].
  • Echandens's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Echandens's official language is recorded as French[8].
  • Echandens's flag image is recorded as CHE Echandens Flag.svg[9].
  • Echandens's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Echandens COA.svg[10].
  • Echandens's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 245811077[11].
  • Echandens's GND ID is recorded as 4342554-9[12].
  • Echandens's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Echandens 2011.png[13].
  • Echandens's postal code is recorded as 1026[14].
  • Echandens's Commons category is recorded as Echandens[15].
  • Echandens's licence plate code is recorded as VD[16].
  • Echandens's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1684953[17].
  • Echandens's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Eihel-Échandens.wav[18].
  • Echandens's local dialing code is recorded as 021[19].
  • Echandens's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.533333333333, 'lon': 6.55}[20].
  • Echandens's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02v6n4[21].
  • Echandens's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 5633[22].
  • Echandens's official website is recorded as http://www.echandens.ch[23].
  • Echandens's HDS ID is recorded as 002438[24].
  • Echandens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Echandens[25].
  • Echandens's population is recorded as {'amount': '+2762'}[26].
  • Echandens's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1898'}[27].

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Geography

Echandens is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Echandens is located in Morges District[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.87'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.88'}[29]. Echandens's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+432'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2762'}[26], {'amount': '+1898'}[27], {'amount': '+1911'}[31], {'amount': '+1904'}[32], {'amount': '+1981'}[33], and {'amount': '+2041'}[34].

Designation and Status

Echandens's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].

Why It Matters

Echandens ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] Echandens has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Echandens is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  9. [12] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
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  16. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . classifications.data.admin.ch. classifications.data.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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