Morges
Sign in to saveMorges (; , plural, probably ablative, else dative; ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud and the seat of the district of Morges. It is located on Lake Geneva, west of Lausanne.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Morges
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Morges Lakefront.jpg
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Morges lakefront
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Morges COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Morges Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Vaud
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VD
- Swiss town.district
- Morges
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 1110
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 5642
- Swiss town.area
- 3.9
- Swiss town.elevation
- 374
- Swiss town.population
- 17755
- Swiss town.populationof
- 2023
- Swiss town.website
- www.morges.ch
- Swiss town.mayor
- Mélanie Wyss
- Swiss town.mayor_asof
- April 2021
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24 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory
- Medieval Morges
- Early Modern Morges
- Morges in the modern era
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Twin Town
- Politics
- Economy
- Transport
- Religion
- Education
- Sport
- Notable people
- Early times
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Sport
- References
- External links
Morges (; , plural, probably ablative, else dative; ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud and the seat of the district of Morges. It is located on Lake Geneva, west of Lausanne.
==History== Morges is first mentioned in 1288 as Morgia. It was known by its German name Morsee though that name is no longer used.