Jorat-Mézières
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Jorat-Mézières | |
|---|---|
 Carrouge village, part of the municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Jorat-Mézières  | |
  Jorat-Mézières  Jorat-Mézières | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′N 06°46′E / 46.600°N 6.767°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Lavaux-Oron |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,109 km2 (428 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,873 |
| • Density | 2.591/km2 (6.710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code | 1076, 1083-4 |
| SFOS number | 5806 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| Surrounded by | Vucherens, Vulliens, Montpreveyres, Ropraz |
| Website | http://www.jorat-mezieres.ch/ Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Jorat-Mézières (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁa mezjɛʁ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016 the former municipalities of Mézières (VD), Ferlens (VD) and Carrouge (VD) merged to form the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières.[2]
After the 2016 merger Jorat-Mézières had an area of 11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi).[3]
