Gossens
Encyclopedia
Gossens was a municipality
in the district of Yverdon
of the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
. It merged with neighbouring Donneloye
on January 1, 2008.
It is situated on the main road between Yverdon and Moudon
. Its economy is mostly agricultural.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Yverdon
Yverdon (district)
Yverdon District was a district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was divided into the Cercles of Molondin, Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Yverdon and Champvent....
of the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Vaud
Vaud
Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It merged with neighbouring Donneloye
Donneloye
Donneloye is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Donneloye is first mentioned in 1150 as Donnolui....
on January 1, 2008.
It is situated on the main road between Yverdon and Moudon
Moudon
Moudon is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the seat of the district of Moudon and is now in the Broye-Vully district.-History:...
. Its economy is mostly agricultural.
External links
- Communal.ch: Profile (in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
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