Vevey district
The District de Vevey ( German: District Vevey) was until December 31, 2007 an administrative unit of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland . The main town was Vevey . The district was divided into the four Cercles ( German: Kreise) Montreux , La Tour-de-Peilz , Vevey and Corsier .
The district consisted of ten parishes, was 97.39 km² and had 70,566 inhabitants (end of 2006).
| Name of the parish | Population (December 31, 2006) |
Area in km² |
Inhabitant per km² |
Circle (cercle) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chardonne | 2747 | 10.34 | 266 | Corsier |
| Corseaux | 2078 | 1.07 | 1942 | Corsier |
| Corsier-sur-Vevey | 3125 | 6.74 | 464 | Corsier |
| Jongny | 1403 | 2.16 | 650 | Corsier |
| Blonay | 5392 | 16.07 | 336 | La Tour-de-Peilz |
| La Tour-de-Peilz | 10,478 | 3.26 | 3214 | La Tour-de-Peilz |
| Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz | 4443 | 15.17 | 293 | La Tour-de-Peilz |
| Montreux | 23'170 | 33.41 | 694 | Montreux |
| Veytaux | 803 | 6.77 | 119 | Montreux |
| Vevey | 16,927 | 2.40 | 7053 | Vevey |
| Total (10) | 70,566 | 97.39 | 725 | (4) |
Changes in the community
Municipalities until 1952
Municipalities until 1961
Municipalities until 2007
- January 1, 1953: Change of name from Corsier VD → Corsier-sur-Vevey
- January 1, 1953: Change of name from Le Châtelard Montreux → Montreux-Châtelard
- January 1, 1953: Change of name from Les Blanches → Montreux-Planches
- January 1, 1962: Merger of Montreux-Châtelard and Montreux-Planches → Montreux
- January 1st, 2008: Change of district of all municipalities in the Vevey district → Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district
Web links
- Patrick Monbaron: Vevey (Bailiwick, district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Standard area statistics - municipalities according to four main areas (15.12.2017) of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Former districts of the canton of Vaud (1803-2007)