Romainmôtier
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Romainmôtier.
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The Romanesque church in Romainmôtier.
Romainmôtier is a village and former municipality in the district of Orbe in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
In 1970 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Envy to form a new and larger municipality Romainmôtier-Envy.
History[]
Its name was taken from the monastery that was founded by Saint Romain around AD 450.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Fribourg, Neuchatel, and the Jura". Berlitz: Switzerland Pocket Guide. Princeton, NJ: Berlitz Publishing Company. April 1999. p. 126. ISBN 2-8315-7159-6.
Categories:
- Villages in the canton of Vaud
- Former municipalities of the canton of Vaud
- Vaud geography stubs