Moudon

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Moudon is a historic town and former district capital in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, known for its medieval old town and location in the Broye valley.

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instanceOf municipality
populated place
town
canton Vaud
coatOfArmsDescription Gules, a castle argent with three towers
country Switzerland
distanceToLausanne about 30 kilometres northeast
economicActivity agriculture
services
small industry
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 514 metres
formerRole district capital of the Moudon District
governingBody municipal council of Moudon
hasArea about 15 square kilometres
hasCulturalEvent local fairs and markets
hasHeritage medieval old town
hasHistoricSignificance former administrative centre
regional market centre
hasLanguage French
hasMunicipalCode 5687
hasNeighbouringMunicipality Bussy-sur-Moudon
Chavannes-sur-Moudon
Curtilles
Hermenches
Lucens
Montanaire
Prévonloup
Syens
Villars-le-Comte
Vucherens
hasOldTown lower town along the Broye River
upper town on a hill
hasPopulation approximately 5000 inhabitants
hasRailwayStation Moudon railway station
hasReligiousBuilding Église Saint-Étienne de Moudon
heritageStatus site of national significance (Switzerland)
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity district of Broye-Vully
locatedInCountrySubdivision western Switzerland
linked to: Western Switzerland
locatedInRegion Broye valley
linked to: Broye
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNearCity Lausanne
locatedOnWatercourse Broye River
linked to: Broye
officialWebsite https://www.moudon.ch/
partOf Broye region
linked to: Broye district
postalCode 1510
railwayLine Lausanne–Bern railway line
roadConnection Route principale 1

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