Saint-Prex

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Saint-Prex

Total population

5,437

Elevation392 m

Coordinates46.48°, 6.46°

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

Overview

Saint-Prex is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.

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

August von Senarclens de Grancy

German noble (1794-1871)

André Bugnon

Swiss politician

Jean François Mayor de Montricher

Swiss engineer (1810-1858)

Catherine Colomb

Swiss novelist (1892–1965)

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Franck Jotterand

Swiss journalist, screenwriter and writer (1923-2000)

Alexandre Yersin

Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist

Lucien Chevallaz

Swiss gardener (1840-1921)

Frédéric Bettex

Swiss writer (1837-1915)

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Adriano De Pierro

Swiss footballer

A

André Perey

Swiss politician (1931-2007)

Pierre Maurice

Swiss composer (1868-1936)

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Charles Baud

Swiss politician (1825-1908)

C

Charles Marc Secretan

Swiss politician (1773-1842)

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Donat Fer

Swiss politician (1836-1912)

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Fritz Zbinden

cyclist (1922-1983)

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Louis François Bégoz

(1763-1827)

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

Nearby places in Vaud

• Lussy-sur-Morges
  1.6 mi away · pop. 719
• Lully VD
  1.7 mi away · pop. 836
• Tolochenaz
  1.8 mi away · pop. 1,880
• Buchillon
  1.8 mi away · pop. 648
• Etoy
  1.9 mi away · pop. 2,860
• Villars-sous-Yens
  2.5 mi away · pop. 560
• Denens
  2.6 mi away · pop. 699
• Morges
  2.7 mi away · pop. 15,228
• Chigny
  2.9 mi away · pop. 337
• Lavigny
  2.9 mi away · pop. 897
• Allaman
  3.1 mi away · pop. 402
• Vufflens-le-Château
  3.2 mi away · pop. 829

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.

Recently spotted species

Bank Vole

Clethrionomys glareolus

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

Continental Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum italicum

Seen 2026-10-14

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-10-14

16-spot Ladybird

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Seen 2026-10-14

Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Seen 2026-10-14

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

Official Identifiers