Romainmôtier

Romainmôtier is a village and former municipality in the district of Orbe in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Romainmôtier.
The Romanesque church in Romainmôtier.

In 1970 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Envy to form a new and larger municipality Romainmôtier-Envy.

History

Its name was taken from the monastery that was founded by Saint Romain around AD 450.[1]

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References
  1. "Fribourg, Neuchatel, and the Jura". Berlitz: Switzerland Pocket Guide. Princeton, NJ: Berlitz Publishing Company. April 1999. p. 126. ISBN 2-8315-7159-6.


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