Donatyre

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Donatyre
Coordinates: 46°53′N07°03′E / 46.883°N 7.050°E / 46.883; 7.050
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Avenches
Area
  Total
1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation
505 m (1,657 ft)
Population
 (2003)
  Total
140
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1582
SFOS number 5457
ISO 3166 code CH-VD
Surrounded by Avenches, Misery-Courtion (FR), Villarepos (FR)
Website
Profile (in French),

Donatyre is a village in the district of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Since losing its status as an independent municipality on 1 July 2006, it has been part of the municipality of Avenches. [1]

The village, which follows the old Roman wall of Aventicum, [2] contains a chapel dedicated to Saint Thecla.

References

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) Retrieved 18 February 2011
  2. "Donatyre", Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz (in German)