Ollon

Also known as Ollon VD

Ollon is a municipality in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, sited in the foothills of the mountains to the south-east of the Lake of Geneva. The old German language name Olun is no longer used.

Key facts

Swiss town.places: Antagnes, Arveyes, Auliens, Bretaye, Chesières, Crettaz, Exergillod, Forchex, Glutières, Huémoz, Les Combes, Les Ecovets, Les Fontaines, Pallueyres, Panex, Plambuit, Plan d'Essert, Salaz, St-Triphon, Verschiez, Villars-sur-Ollon, Villy
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Aigle, Bex, Collombey-Muraz (VS), Gryon, Monthey (VS), Ormont-Dessous, Ormont-Dessus
Swiss town.subject_name: Ollon
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Ollon - Dents du Midi.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Ollon village with vineyards in the foreground and the Dents du Midi in background
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Ollon VD Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Ollon VD COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Vaud
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VD
Swiss town.district: Aigle
Swiss town.postal_code: 1867
Swiss town.municipality_code: 5409
Swiss town.area: 59.54
Swiss town.elevation: 479
Swiss town.population: 6307
Swiss town.populationof: 2000
Swiss town.website: ollon.ch

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

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

==History== Ollon is first mentioned in 1018 as Aulonum though there is some debate about whether this refers to another settlement. In 1025-1032 it was mentioned as Olonum.

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