Riex

Riex
Vineyards near Riex village
Location of Riex
Riex
Riex
Coordinates: 46°29′N 6°44′E / 46.483°N 6.733°E / 46.483; 6.733
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictLavaux-Oron
Area
 • Total1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation
437 m (1,434 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total290
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
SFOS number5608
Surrounded byCully, Epesses, Forel (Lavaux)
Websitewww.riex.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Riex was a municipality in Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2011, the municipalities Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette (Lavaux) joined together to become the new municipality called Bourg-en-Lavaux.[1]

References

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

Other websites

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