Romainmôtier-Envy
Romainmôtier-Envy | |
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Romainmôtier village | |
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Location of Romainmôtier-Envy | |
Romainmôtier-Envy Romainmôtier-Envy | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°28′E / 46.700°N 6.467°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Jura-Nord Vaudois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic ad Fabrice De Icco |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 659 m (2,162 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 442 |
| • Density | 63.1/km2 (163/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1323 |
| SFOS number | 5761 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| Localities | Romainmôtier, Envy, Le Fochau |
| Surrounded by | Bofflens, Bretonnières, Croy, Ferreyres, Juriens, La Sarraz, Moiry, Premier, Vaulion |
| Twin towns | Nagaoka (Japan) |
| Website | www.romainmotier.ch |
Romainmôtier-Envy (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɛ̃motje ɑ̃vi]) is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The village, which lies on the Nozon river, has about 450 inhabitants. The town has a notable Romanesque church. The monastery of Romainmôtier (Romanum monasterium) was founded by Romanus of Condat, a leader of monks, after whom it was named.
The municipality was created in 1970 by a merger of Romainmôtier and Envy.