Moudon

Moudon
Moudon
Municipality
	Château de Carrouge in Moudon
	Coat of arms
	Location of Moudon
	Moudon Moudon
	Coordinates: 46°40′N 6°48′E / 46.667°N 6.800°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic; Gilbert Gubler
Area
• Total	15.68 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Elevation	514 m (1,686 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	6,135
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Les Moudonnois; Les Mange-plumes; Les Traîne-bailli
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1510
SFOS number	5678
Localities	Bressonnaz
Surrounded by	Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Bussy-sur-Moudon, Lucens, Curtilles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Chavannes-sur-Moudon, Vulliens, Syens, Rossenges, Hermenches, Sottens, Martherenges, Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Saint-Cierges
Twin towns	Mazan (France)
Website	www.moudon.ch ; Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Moudon (Latin: Minnodunum; German: Milden) is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the capital of the Moudon District and is now in the Broye-Vully District.

History

Montmagny was known as Minnodunum or Minnidunum during the Roman era. Around 1100, 1154 and 1180 it was mentioned as Meldun, in 1161 it was Moudon and in 1167 as Meldunum or Mildunum.^[3]

As ancient Minnodunum, during Roman times, the city was in the country of the Helvetii, on a road from Viviscus (modern Vevey), on the Lake of Geneva, to Aventicum (modern Avenches).^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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↑ Montmagny in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
↑ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Helvetii". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. p. 1044.

Other websites

Media related to Moudon at Wikimedia Commons

Moudon official website (in French)
Moudon (Gemeinde) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v10-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

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[HDS-3] Montmagny in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

[4] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Helvetii". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. p. 1044.

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