Leysin

Leysin is a municipality of the Aigle district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Leysin
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Leysin
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Coordinates: 46°20′N 7°00′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Aigle
Government
• Mayor	Syndic Jean-Marc Udriot Entente Leysenoude
Area [1]
• Total	18.57 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Elevation	1,260 m (4,130 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	3,939
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Demonym	Leysenouds
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1854
SFOS number	5407
Localities	Crettaz, Veyges
Surrounded by	Ormont-Dessous, Aigle, Yvorne, Corbeyrier
Website	www.leysin-commune.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Geography

Leysin is in the Vaud Alps, it is a alpine resort village at the eastern end of Lake Geneva in near to Montreux, Lausanne, and Geneva. It is on the right side of the Grande Eau at the foot of the Tour d'Aï and the Tour de Mayen. The main village is found at an elevation of 1,260 metres (4,130 feet). It consists of the village of Leysin and the hamlets of Veyges, Feydey, Aï and Mayen.

Leysin can be accessed by road or the hourly Aigle - Leysin train, which makes four area stops.