La Tour-de-Peilz
municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
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Summary
La Tour-de-Peilz is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,450 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: SGV-ACS[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Geneva[6]
- Instance of: city of Switzerland[7]
- Official language: French[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Ornans[9], Thalwil[10]
- Postal code: 1814[11]
- Commons category: La Tour-de-Peilz[12]
- Licence plate code: VD[13]
- Local dialing code: 021[14]
- Official website: https://www.la-tour-de-peilz.ch[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:La Tour-de-Peilz[16]
- Commons gallery: La Tour-de-Peilz[17]
- Population: 11,752[18], 11,829[19], 12,812[20], 13,046[21]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of La Tour-de-Peilz[22]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5889[23]
- Described by source: Topographia Helvetiae, Rhaetiae et Valesiae[24]
- Official name: La Tour-de-Peilz[25]
- List of monuments: list of cultural properties in La Tour-de-Peilz[26]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland[27]
- Category of associated people: Q137640898[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 385 m[29], 430 m[30]
- Area: 3.29 km²[31], 3.26 km²[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[33]
Why It Matters
La Tour-de-Peilz has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]