village in Vallée de Joux and municipality of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
L'Abbaye is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, in the Jura-Nord vaudois district in the Vallée de Joux. Its name is from Lac de Joux Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery.
L'Abbaye | |
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Coordinates: 46°39′N 06°19′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Vaud |
District | Jura-Nord vaudois |
Government | |
• Mayor | Syndic Christophe Bifrare |
Area | |
• Total | 31.89 km2 (12.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,014 m (3,327 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,476 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Demonym | Les Bayets |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1344 L'Abbaye 1346 Les Bioux 1342 Le Pont |
SFOS number | 5871 |
Localities | Les Bioux, Le Pont, L'Abbaye |
Surrounded by | Le Chenit, Le Lieu, L'Isle, Mont-la-Ville, Montricher, Vallorbe, Vaulion |
Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
L'Abbaye is located on the eastern shore of the Lac de Joux at an elevation of between 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) and 1,600 metres (5,200 feet). It is at the heart of the Vallée de Joux in the Jura. It includes also the villages of Les Bioux and Le Pont.
The municipality was part of the La Vallée District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and L'Abbaye became part of the new district of Jura-Nord vaudois.[3]
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