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.

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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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La Venoge flowsThrough Cossonay