Morges
city and municipality in Vaud, Switzerland
Morges is a city in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is the capital of the district Morges.
Morges | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Morges  | |
  Morges  Morges | |
| Coordinates: 46°31′N 06°30′E / 46.517°N 6.500°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Morges |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Municipalité with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Syndic (list) Vincent Jaques (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Conseil communal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 374 m (1,227 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,705 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1110 |
| SFOS number | 5642 |
| Surrounded by | Chigny, Echichens, Lonay, Monnaz, Préverenges, Publier (FR-74), Tolochenaz, Vufflens-le-Château |
| Twin towns | Vertou (France), Rochefort (Belgium) |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
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 Morges at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website of the city of Morges (in French)
- Castle Morges (in French)
