Morcles
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Morcles is a village and former municipality in the district of Aigle
in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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It was first recorded in year 1043 as Morcles.
The municipality had 66 inhabitants in 1764, which increased to 84 in 1803 but went back down to 68 in 1850.
In 1970 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Lavey
to form a new and larger municipality Lavey-Morcles
.
Aigle (district)
Aigle District is a district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.-Geography:Aigle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.3% is forested...
in the canton of Vaud, 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....
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It was first recorded in year 1043 as Morcles.
The municipality had 66 inhabitants in 1764, which increased to 84 in 1803 but went back down to 68 in 1850.
In 1970 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Lavey
Lavey, Switzerland
Lavey is a former municipality in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was known as Laveto.The municipality contained the villages Lavey-Village and Lavey-les-Bains...
to form a new and larger municipality Lavey-Morcles
Lavey-Morcles
Lavey-Morcles is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aigle.The municipality was created in 1852 by a merger of Morcles and Lavey.-History:...
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