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Also known as Ferlens VD

Ferlens is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016 the former municipalities of Ferlens, Carrouge and Mézières merged into the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Ferlens
Swiss town.municipality_type
former
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Ferlens Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
Ferlens-coat of arms.svg
Swiss town.canton
Vaud
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-VD
Swiss town.district
Lavaux-Oron
Swiss town.postal_code
1076
Swiss town.municipality_code
5789
Swiss town.area
2.18
Swiss town.elevation
747
Swiss town.population
284
Swiss town.populationof
2004
Swiss town.website
www.jorat-mezieres.ch
Swiss town.mayor
André Delessert
Swiss town.mayor_title
Syndic
Swiss town.demonym
Les FerlanaisLè z'Etserpenâ
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Carrouge (VD), Vulliens, Ecublens (FR), Auboranges (FR), Servion, Mézières (VD)

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Geography
  • Coat of arms
  • Demographics
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Notes and references

Ferlens is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016 the former municipalities of Ferlens, Carrouge and Mézières merged into the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières.

==History== Ferlens is first mentioned around 1147-50 as Ferlens.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ferlens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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