Avenches: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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CHF 130 - 220 La Couronne
 The La Couronne hotel can be found right in the centre of the medieval town of Avenches, close to the amphitheatre, and offers you free wireless inter… MoreCHF 130 - 170 Hotel Lacotel
 Our restaurant & Hotel is situated in Avenches at 300m from the Lake of Morat. Morat is a roman city at the heart of the region of the Broye and is a … MoreCHF 90 - 150 Hôtel-Restaurant Siam Ban Thai - Au Forgeron
 Located in Avenches in the Canton of Vaud, Hotel Au Forgeron is just 300 metres from the Roman Arena. It features a Thai restaurant and offers free Wi… More | ||||||||||||||||||
Avenches: Guide
Avenches is a locality and a Switzerland|Swiss municipalities of Switzerland|municipality of the Canton of Vaud, situated in the district of Avenches, of which it is the capital.
Overview
Avenches is located on a hill, isolated in the Broye valley, 12 km north-west of Fribourg. The village Donatyre (505 m), south of Avenches, belongs to the municipality of Avenches, partly until 2006, and entirely since the municipality of Donatyre merged with Avenches.
Avenches is built on the site of the Roman town Aventicum, which was the most important in Switzerland.
The official language is French language|French, spoken by 73.4% of the population, 12.9% of the population speaks German language|German and 6.0% Portuguese language|Portuguese (2000).
See also
Aventicum
District of Avenches
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