Swiss Towns / Episode 124

Romainmôtier-Envy

23 October 2026 · Vaud

What happened in this episode?

In episode 124, Romainmôtier-Envy was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 1'987 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 1'986 municipalities remained in the race.

Municipality profile

Romainmôtier-Envy lies in the canton of Vaud. It has 579 permanent residents and covers 6.98 km², which corresponds to around 83 residents per km².

Romainmôtier's religious history reaches back to around 450.

Archaeology uncovered a church dating from the fifth century at Romainmôtier. The monastery was probably founded around 450 and was revived under the Rule of Columbanus by 642.

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