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Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz
Vaudvillage
Total population
4,068
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Vaud, Switzerland, Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz is a village. Located at 46.472°, 6.876°, Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Population sits at roughly 4,068 according to the open data we track. The location receives about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta5,609
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta4,828
- Eurasian beaverCastor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia4,591
- common frogRana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 · Amphibia2,929
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia2,650
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta2,578
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,333
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia2,265
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 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 2.7 — 2022-08-234 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Vaud
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 5888
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,184
- Wikidata
- Q68432
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771