Morges

Also known as Morsee, Morges VD

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.

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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Official website

Ville de Morges

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Morges
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Morges District
Official language: French
Population: 15705
Area: 3.83
Elevation: 374
Body of water: Lake Geneva
Capital of: Morges District
Shares border with: Lonay
Official website: www.morges.ch
Image: Morges Lakefront.jpg
Dialing code: 021
Licence plate code: VD

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category for people born here: Category:Births in Morges, Switzerland
Commons category: Morges
twinned administrative body: Rochefort
topic's main category: Category:Morges
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Morges, Switzerland
postal code: 1110
category of associated people: Category:People from Morges
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5642

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

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.

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