Échallens District was a district of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Échallens.
Cossonay District
District d'Échallens | |
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District | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Vaud |
| Capital | Échallens |
| Area | |
• Total | 136.67 km2 (52.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 21,763 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 29 |
The district was dissolved on 31 August 2006 and all the municipalities transferred to the new Gros-de-Vaud District on the following day.[1]
The following municipalities were located within the district:
- Assens
- Bercher
- Bioley-Orjulaz
- Bottens
- Bretigny-sur-Morrens
- Cugy
- Dommartin
- Échallens
- Éclagnens
- Essertines-sur-Yverdon
- Étagnières
- Fey
- Froideville
- Goumoens-la-Ville
- Goumoens-le-Jux
- Malapalud
- Morrens
- Naz
- Oulens-sous-Échallens
- Pailly
- Penthéréaz
- Poliez-le-Grand
- Poliez-Pittet
- Rueyres
- Saint-Barthélemy
- Sugnens
- Villars-le-Terroir
- Villars-Tiercelin
- Vuarrens
References
edit- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 4 April 2011
46°38′N 6°38′E / 46.633°N 6.633°E
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