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Vevey

Also known as Vevey VD, Vevey, Switzerland, Vevey, Vaud

Vevey (; ; ; ) is a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used.

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Vevey is a Swiss town located in the canton of Vaud on the northern shore of Lake Geneva, near the city of Lausanne. It is known as a lakeside settlement in one of Switzerland's western regions.

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Vevey
Swiss town.image_photo: Vevey with Lake of Geneva and mountains.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Vevey and Lake Geneva
Swiss town.municipality_type: city
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Vevey Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Vevey COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Vaud
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VD
Swiss town.district: Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
Swiss town.postal_code: 1800
Swiss town.municipality_code: 5890
Swiss town.area: 2.39
Swiss town.elevation: 383
Swiss town.population: 20,142
Swiss town.populationof: December 2024
Swiss town.website: vevey.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Elina Leimgruber
Swiss town.mayor_asof: 2020

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Vevey
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District
Official language: French
Population: 20142
Area: 2.4
Elevation: 383
Body of water: Lake Geneva
Capital of: Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District
Shares border with: Corsier-sur-Vevey
Official website: www.vevey.ch
Image: Vevey, Switzerland.jpg
Dialing code: 021
Licence plate code: VD

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Commons category: Vevey
twinned administrative body: Locarno
postal code: 1800
topic's main category: Category:Vevey
P12749: Karl Silberbauer
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5890
category for people born here: Category:Births in Vevey, Switzerland
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Vevey, Switzerland
category of associated people: Category:People from Vevey
IPA transcription: [və.vɛ]

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Encyclopedic overview

29 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Heritage gallery
Main sights
Festivals
Market
Politics
Economy
Religion
Weather
Education
Sports
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Transportation
Literary references
Prix Clara Haskil
In modern music
Photo gallery
Notable people born in Vevey
Notable residents past and present
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
External links

Vevey (; ; ; ) is a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used.

It was the seat of the district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District. It is part of the French-speaking area of Switzerland.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vevey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.