Leysin
municipality in Switzerland
Leysin is a municipality of the Aigle district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Leysin | |
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Coordinates: 46°20′N 7°00′E / 46.333°N 7.000°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Vaud |
District | Aigle |
Government | |
• Mayor | Syndic Jean-Marc Udriot Entente Leysenoude |
Area | |
• Total | 18.57 km2 (7.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,260 m (4,130 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 3,939 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Demonym | Leysenouds |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1854 |
SFOS number | 5407 |
Localities | Crettaz, Veyges |
Surrounded by | Ormont-Dessous, Aigle, Yvorne, Corbeyrier |
Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Geography
changeLeysin is in the Vaud Alps, it is a alpine resort village at the eastern end of Lake Geneva in near to Montreux, Lausanne, and Geneva. It is on the right side of the Grande Eau at the foot of the Tour d'Aï and the Tour de Mayen. The main village is found at an elevation of 1,260 metres (4,130 feet). It consists of the village of Leysin and the hamlets of Veyges, Feydey, Aï and Mayen.
Leysin can be accessed by road or the hourly Aigle - Leysin train, which makes four area stops.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Other websites
change Media related to Leysin at Wikimedia Commons
Leysin travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Commune of Leysin (in French)
- Leysin tourism office Archived 2017-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Leysin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.