Villette (Lavaux)

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Villette (Lavaux)

Total population

581

Coordinates46.49°, 6.71°

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

Overview

Villette is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

A

Arthur Fonjallaz

Swiss general (1875-1944)

Paul Chaudet

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1904-1977)

Alexandre Vinet

Swiss theologian and literary historian (1797-1847)

Louis Ruchonnet

Swiss attorney and politician (1834-1893)

Hugues Cuénod

Swiss operatic tenor (1902–2010)

Margareta of Romania

Head of the House of Romania (2017 - present)

Marc Hottiger

Swiss footballer

François Bocion

Swiss artist and teacher (1828-1890)

Jean-Daniel Dätwyler

alpine skier

Stéphane Ducret

Swiss artist

S

Soulima Stravinsky

Swiss composer (1910-1994)

Alexandre Pasche

Swiss footballer

R

René Victor Auberjonois

Swiss artist (1872–1957)

Tristan Marguet

Swiss bicycle racer and track cyclist

V

Vullnet Basha

Albanian footballer

R

Rémi Français

Swiss ski jumper

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

Nearby places in Vaud

• Aran
  0.2 mi away
• Grandvaux
  0.3 mi away · pop. 1,985
• Cully
  1.1 mi away · pop. 1,785
• Lutry
  1.2 mi away · pop. 9,571
• Riex
  1.3 mi away · pop. 269
• Epesses
  1.8 mi away · pop. 332
• Paudex
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,416
• Belmont-sur-Lausanne
  2.3 mi away · pop. 3,575
• Pully
  2.5 mi away · pop. 17,624
• La Claie-aux-Moines
  3.2 mi away
• Savigny
  3.2 mi away · pop. 3,084
• Montblesson
  3.5 mi away

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

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-25

Macrolepiota rhodosperma

Macrolepiota rhodosperma

Seen 2026-09-24

Freckled Dapperling

Echinoderma asperum

Seen 2026-09-24

Cucumber Cap

Macrocystidia cucumis

Seen 2026-09-24

Pulverolepiota pulverulenta

Pulverolepiota pulverulenta

Seen 2026-09-24

Hemileccinum depilatum

Hemileccinum depilatum

Seen 2026-09-24

Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Seen 2026-09-22

blusher

Amanita rubescens

Seen 2026-09-22

Solidago virgaurea virgaurea

Solidago virgaurea virgaurea

Seen 2026-09-22

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