Lavey-Village is a village in the district of
Aigle
Aigle ( French for "eagle", ; ) is a historic town and a municipality and the capital of the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The official language of Aigle is Swiss French.
Geography
Aigle lies at an elevation of a ...
in the
canton of Vaud
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Switzerland
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The village was first recorded in the year 1016 as ''A Laver''. In 1189 it was known as ''Laveto''.
Lavey-Village is located in the former municipality
Lavey.
In 1852, Lavey municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality
Lavey-Morcles
Lavey-Morcles is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aigle.
The municipality was created in 1852 by a merger of Morcles and Lavey.
History
Lavey-Morcles is first mentioned in 1016 as ''A Laver''. I ...
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References
Villages in Switzerland
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