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Epalinges
Vaudvillage
Epalinges
Total population
9,919
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Épalinges is a municipality in the district of Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta7,551
- Eurasian beaverCastor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia4,872
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta4,624
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia3,870
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida3,147
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia3,023
- common frogRana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 · Amphibia2,656
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta2,302
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 4.4 — 2023-03-221 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 2.7 — 2022-08-234 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Vaud
- Montblesson0.6 mi away
- Vers-chez-les-Blanc1.1 mi away
- La Claie-aux-Moines1.6 mi away
- Le Mont-sur-Lausanne1.8 mi away · pop. 9,272
- Belmont-sur-Lausanne1.9 mi away · pop. 3,575
- Grand-Mont2.2 mi away · pop. 1,400
- Lausanne2.6 mi away · pop. 133,521
- Pully2.6 mi away · pop. 17,624
- Paudex2.9 mi away · pop. 1,416
- Savigny2.9 mi away · pop. 3,084
- Cugy VD3 mi away · pop. 2,705
- Lutry3.1 mi away · pop. 9,571
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 5584
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,405
- Wikidata
- Q69252
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771