Blonay

Also known as Blonay VD

Blonay () is a former municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022, the former municipalities of Blonay and Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz merged into the new municipality of Blonay - Saint-Légier.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Blonay
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.image_photo: Blonay et Lac.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Blonay village
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Blonay COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Blonay Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Vaud
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VD
Swiss town.district: Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
Swiss town.postal_code: 1807
Swiss town.municipality_code: 5881
Swiss town.area: 16.03
Swiss town.elevation: 622
Swiss town.population: 5209
Swiss town.populationof: 2004
Swiss town.website: www.blonay.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Dominique Martin
Swiss town.mayor_title: Syndic

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: locality
Official name: Blonay
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Blonay – Saint-Légier
Official language: French
Population: 6282
Area: 16.07
Elevation: 629
Head of government: Dominique Martin
Official website: www.blonay.ch
Image: Blonay et Lac.jpg
Dialing code: 021
Licence plate code: VD

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Commons category: Blonay
postal code: 1807
native label: Blonay
P8168: Björling
replaced by: Blonay – Saint-Légier
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5881

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
References
External links

==History== Blonay is first mentioned in 861 as Blodennaco. In 1108, it was mentioned as Bloniaco. During the 13th Century, it was known as Blonay, Blonai, and Blunai.

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