What is Avenches?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Avenches | municipality_name = Avenches | municipality_type = municipality |image_photo = Avenches (Town).jpg |image_caption = Avenches | imagepath_coa = CHE Avenches COA.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte_Gemeinde_Avenches.png | languages = French | canton = Vaud | iso-code-region = CH-VD | district = [[Broye-Vully (district)|Broye-Vully]] |coordinates = {{coord|46|53|N|7|02|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 1580 Avenches <br>1582 Donatyre | municipality_code = 5451 | area = 17.56 | elevation = 480|elevation_description= | population = 2699|populationof=2004 | website = www.commune-avenches.ch | mayor = Roxane Meyer Keller|mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = Syndic |list_of_mayors = | places = Avenches, Donatyre, Oleyres | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Belmont-Broye]] (FR), [[Courtepin]] (FR), [[Faoug]], [[Misery-Courtion]] (FR), [[Saint-Aubin, Fribourg|Saint-Aubin]] (FR), [[Vully-les-Lacs]] | twintowns = }} '''Avenches''' is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[municipality]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Vaud]], in [[Broye-Vully (district)|Broye-Vully]]. It was created on 1 September 2006, the village of Donatyre merged into Avenches and on 1 July 2011, the former municipality of [[Oleyres]] merged into Avenches.<ref name=Fusion>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 17 February 2011</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{commonscat-inline|Avenches}} *[http://www.avenches.ch Municipality of Avenches, official website] *[http://www.fotogalerien.ch/index.php?gallery=168&lang=2 Photo gallery from the Roman theatre] *{{HDS|2308}} {{Switzerland-stub}} [[Category:Municipalities in Broye-Vully]] [[Category:Cities in Switzerland]]