Cully, Vaud

village and former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud

Cully was a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the capital of the district of Lavaux until 2006 when it became part of the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is on Lake Geneva.

Cully
Coat of arms of Cully
Location of Cully
Map
Cully is located in Switzerland
Cully
Cully
Cully is located in Canton of Vaud
Cully
Cully
Coordinates: 46°29′N 6°43′E / 46.483°N 6.717°E / 46.483; 6.717
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictLavaux-Oron
Area
 • Total2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation
374 m (1,227 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total1,752
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
DemonymLes Culliérans
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1096
SFOS number5602
LocalitiesTreytorrens (Lavaux)
Surrounded byForel (Lavaux), Riex, Epesses, Grandvaux
Websitewww.cully.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

On 1 July 2011, the municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette (Lavaux) joined together to become one new municipality, Bourg-en-Lavaux.[1]

References change

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011

Other websites change

  Media related to Cully, Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons