Orbe

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Orbe

Total population

6,601

Elevation488 m

Coordinates46.72°, 6.53°

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

Overview

Orbe is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.

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

Adelaide of Italy

Holy Roman Empress, Catholic saint (931–999)

Charles-Eugène Guye

Swiss physicist (1866-1942)

Edmond Davall

Swiss forester and botanist (1793-1860)

J

Jean-Marie Auberson

Swiss musician (1920–2004)

Élie Bertrand

Swiss scientist

Léon Nicole

Swiss politician (1887-1965)

L

Louis Gagnaux

Swiss politician (1851-1921)

Jean-Pierre Grin-Hofmann

Swiss politician

Pierre Viret

Swiss theologian

Marcel Bezençon

Swiss broadcasting executive (1907-1981)

Camille Decoppet

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1862-1925)

Édouard Debétaz

Swiss politician (1917–1999)

Arnaud Bühler

association football player

Xavier Margairaz

Swiss footballer

Philippe-Auguste Guye

Swiss chemist (1862-1922)

A

Augusta Gillabert

Swiss farmer (1869-1940)

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

Nearby places in Vaud

• Agiez
  1.2 mi away · pop. 294
• Montcherand
  1.2 mi away · pop. 471
• Valeyres-sous-Rances
  2 mi away · pop. 585
• Bofflens
  2.1 mi away · pop. 189
• Arnex-sur-Orbe
  2.2 mi away · pop. 600
• Chavornay
  2.2 mi away · pop. 4,903
• Sergey
  2.4 mi away · pop. 99
• Essert-Pittet
  2.4 mi away · pop. 164
• Rances
  2.5 mi away · pop. 419
• L'Abergement
  2.9 mi away · pop. 249
• Bretonnières
  2.9 mi away · pop. 236
• Bavois
  3.1 mi away · pop. 921

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 Orbe

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

pleated inkcap

Parasola plicatilis

Seen 2026-10-16

red cabbage bug

Eurydema ornata

Seen 2026-10-13

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

Seen 2026-10-12

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum

Seen 2026-10-11

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-10-11

Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

Seen 2026-10-10

Southern Darter

Sympetrum meridionale

Seen 2026-10-09

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-10-08

Tench

Tinca tinca

Seen 2026-10-08

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

Official Identifiers