Ecublens
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municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Key facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Canton
- Vaud
- District
- Ouest Lausannois
- Mayor
- Syndic , Christian Maeder
- Total
- 5.71 km (2.20 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 428 m (1,404 ft)
- Density
- 1,750/km (4,540/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Iso 3166 code
- CH-VD
- Surrounded by
- Bussigny-près-Lausanne , Chavannes-près-Renens , Crissier , Denges , Échandens , Lausanne , Renens , Saint-Sulpice
- Website
- www.ecublens.ch
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Ecublens (VD)
- Demonym
- Ecublanaise
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Ouest Lausannois District
- Official language
- French
- Population
- 12854
- Area
- 5.72
- Elevation
- 428
- Body of water
- Venoge
- Shares border with
- Lausanne
- Official website
- www.ecublens.ch
- Image
- Ecublens SL730165.jpg
- Dialing code
- 021
- Licence plate code
- VD
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- Commons category
- Ecublens, Vaud
- postal code
- 1024
- native label
- Écublens
- different from
- Ecublens
- Commons gallery
- Ecublens (VD)
- external data available at URL
- geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5635
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Encyclopedic overview
Écublens ( French pronunciation: [ekyblɑ̃]) is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. It is a suburb of Lausanne and is served by the Lausanne metro line 1 and several bus lines. The nearest train station is Renens.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ecublens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.