Blonay – Saint-Légier

Blonay – Saint-Légier is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was established on 1 January 2022 with the merger of the municipalities of Blonay and Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz.

Blonay – Saint-Légier
Municipality
Blonay village
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Blonay – Saint-Légier
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Coordinates: 46°27′55″N 06°53′41″E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
Government
• Mayor	Syndic Alain Bovay
Area
• Total	31.24 km2 (12.06 sq mi)
Elevation	618 m (2,028 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,732
• Density	380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1806 1807
SFOS number	5892
ISO 3166 code	CH-VD
Localities	Bains-de-l'Alliaz, L'Alliaz, Lally, Les Chevalleyres, Les Pléiades, Clies, Hauteville, La Chiésaz
Surrounded by	Châtel-Saint-Denis (FR), Haut-Intyamon (FR), Montreux, La Tour-de-Peilz
Website	traitdunion-fusion.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

History

Blonay was first mentioned in 861 as Blodennaco. In 1108 it was mentioned as Bloniaco. During the 13th century it was known as Blonay, Blonai and Blunai.^[1] Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz was first mentioned in 1228 as Sanctus Leodegarus.^[2] On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Blonay and Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz merged into the new municipality of Blonay – Saint-Légier.^[3]

References

1. Blonay in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
2. Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. "Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Laufende Projekte". www.agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch. 11 May 2021.

External links

• The website of Blonay - Saint-Légier.