Dizy

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Dizy

Total population

222

Coordinates46.63°, 6.49°

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

Overview

Dizy is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

J

Jean-Marie Auberson

Swiss musician (1920–2004)

François-Louis de Pesmes de Saint-Saphorin

Genevan soldier and diplomat

Maurice Glayre

Swiss politician (1743-1819)

César Roux

Swiss surgeon (1857-1934)

Auguste Pidou

Swiss politician (1754-1821)

Jacques Bourgeois

Swiss politician

G

George de Mestral

Swiss engineer, inventor of the velcro system (1907-1990)

Marc-Emile Ruchet

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1853-1912)

Samuel-Auguste Tissot

Swiss physician (1728-1797)

Laurence Rochat

cross-country skier

Lucien Favre

Swiss footballer and coach

Danilo Wyss

road bicycle racer

G

Georges-Louis Contesse

Swiss politician (1832-1882)

Pierre Aguet

Swiss politician

Jacques Besson

Swiss bicycle racer (1918-1984)

Pierre Chappuis

Swiss physicist (1855-1916)

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

False Chanterelle

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Seen 2026-09-21

Sawadaea tulasnei

Sawadaea tulasnei

Seen 2026-09-21

hairy rupturewort

Herniaria hirsuta

Seen 2026-09-21

Bindweed Powdery Mildew

Erysiphe convolvuli

Seen 2026-09-21

Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Seen 2026-09-20

European Mole

Talpa europaea

Seen 2026-09-20

Spilostethus saxatilis

Spilostethus saxatilis

Seen 2026-09-20

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Seen 2026-09-20

Feathered Gothic

Tholera decimalis

Seen 2026-09-19

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

Official Identifiers