Echichens

Echichens
Echichens
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Echichens
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	Coordinates: 46°32′N 06°30′E / 46.533°N 6.500°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Morges
Government
• Mayor	Syndic; Daniel Meienberger
Area
• Total	13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation	466 m (1,529 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	3,059
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1112
SFOS number	5634
ISO 3166 code	CH-VD
Surrounded by	Bremblens, Lonay, Monnaz, Morges, Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges
Twin towns	St-Fiacre-sur-Maine (France)
Website	www.echichens.ch ; Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Echichens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.^[3]

The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^ Albin Jaques (Enseignant chez Etat de Vaud) La langue gauloise - toponymie pdf 2011 " 16 toponymes burgondes .. formés sur des NP germaniques : 13 masculins : Aclens, Ballens, Bremblens, Cottens, Cuarnens, Denens, Échandens, Échichens, Éclepens, Mollens, Senarclens, Vufflens-le-Château, Vullierens, Yens"
^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011