Swiss Towns / Episode 156
Mauraz
28 October 2026 · Vaud
What happened in this episode?
In episode 156, Mauraz was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 1'955 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 1'954 municipalities remained in the race.
Municipality profile
Mauraz lies in the canton of Vaud. It has 74 permanent residents and covers 0.50 km², which corresponds to around 148 residents per km².
- Canton: Vaud
- 74 permanent residents
- Area: 0.50 km²
Mauraz grew around mills and a sawmill.
Mauraz developed as two groups of houses around two mills, a fulling mill and a sawmill documented in 1685. The last working mill closed in 1972; the sawmill burned in 1997.