Cully

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Cully

Total population

1,785

Elevation386 m

Coordinates46.49°, 6.73°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Cully is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the capital of the district of Lavaux until 2006 when it became part of the district of Lavaux-Oron. It lies on Lake Geneva.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Alexandre Vinet

Swiss theologian and literary historian (1797-1847)

Margareta of Romania

Head of the House of Romania (2017 - present)

Princess Ubol Ratana of Thailand

Thai Royal

Princess Elena of Romania

Romanian Royal

Jean-Claude Hesselbarth

Swiss artist (1925-2015)

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Jean-Daniel Reynaud

French sociologist (1926–2019)

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Jean-François Monnard

Swiss musician, conductor and musicologist

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Jean-François Sonnay

Swiss writer

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Jean-Jacques Mercier-de Molin

(1859-1932)

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Jean-Jacques Mercier III

(1826-1903)

Jean-Louis Kuffer

Swiss journalist (born 1947)

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Jean-Louis Porchet

Swiss film producer and film director

Jean-Marc Richard

TV personality

Jean-Marie Vodoz

Swiss journalist (1930-2019)

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Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Swiss actor

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Jean-Pierre Chuard

Swiss journalist (1928-1992)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Vaud

• Riex
  0.5 mi away · pop. 269
• Grandvaux
  0.8 mi away · pop. 1,985
• Epesses
  0.9 mi away · pop. 332
• Aran
  1.1 mi away
• Lutry
  2.3 mi away · pop. 9,571
• Rivaz
  2.5 mi away · pop. 353
• Chexbres
  2.5 mi away · pop. 2,187
• Puidoux
  2.7 mi away · pop. 2,811
• Paudex
  2.9 mi away · pop. 1,416
• Belmont-sur-Lausanne
  3.2 mi away · pop. 3,575
• Saint-Saphorin
  3.3 mi away · pop. 377
• Savigny
  3.5 mi away · pop. 3,084

Browse all places in Vaud →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cully

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Bank Vole

Clethrionomys glareolus

Seen 2026-10-16

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-16

common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Seen 2026-10-16

Green-brindled Crescent

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Seen 2026-10-15

Vespa velutina nigrithorax

Vespa velutina nigrithorax

Seen 2026-10-15

Barred Sallow

Tiliacea aurago

Seen 2026-10-15

16-spot Ladybird

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Seen 2026-10-14

Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Seen 2026-10-14

Wolfs Milk

Lycogala

Seen 2026-10-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers