Official Name: | Lavaux District |
Native Name: | District de Lavaux |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Area Total Km2: | 7884 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 23.861 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
Blank Info Sec1: | 12 |
Lavaux District was a district located on the north-eastern shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in the Swiss-romand canton of Vaud between Lausanne and Vevey. The capital of the district was Cully, but used to be Lutry. The district is part of the World Heritage Site listed region of Lavaux. It consisted of the following municipalities:
On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Chexbres, Cully, Epesses, Forel (Lavaux), Grandvaux, Lutry, Puidoux, Riex, Rivaz, Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux), Savigny and Villette (Lavaux) came from the District de Lavaux to join the Lavaux-Oron District.[1]