Cossonay
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Cossonay is a historic municipality in the canton of Vaud in western Switzerland, known for its medieval old town and scenic setting above the Venoge River valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cossonay canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | municipality ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | or, a lion rampant gules ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 560 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council of Cossonay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
commuter residential community
ⓘ
services ⓘ small industry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic center
ⓘ
medieval old town ⓘ scenic setting ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
former local seigneurial center
ⓘ
medieval market town ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
forested land ⓘ settled area ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalityCode | 5482 ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
A1 motorway (Morges junction)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A9 motorway (Lausanne region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cossonay-Gare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cossonay-Ville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | predominantly French-speaking ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | parish church of Saint-Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Venoge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jura Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageElement |
historic town walls remnants
ⓘ
old town street grid ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed in the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites ⓘ |
| locatedAbove | Venoge River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Vaud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Switzerland ⓘ
surface form:
western Switzerland
|
| locatedInAdministrativeUnit | district of Morges ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Gros-de-Vaud region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lausanne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 1304 ⓘ |
| roadConnection | cantonal road Lausanne–Yverdon corridor ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
Cossonay–Gare railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
funicular between Cossonay-Ville and Cossonay-Gare ⓘ |
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