La Tour-de-Peilz | |
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Coordinates: 46°27′N 06°52′E / 46.450°N 6.867°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Vaud |
District | Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut |
Government | |
• Mayor | Syndic (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 11,829 |
• Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Les Boélands Lè Verra |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1814 |
SFOS number | 5889 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
Localities | Burier |
Surrounded by | Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, Blonay, Montreux, Vevey |
Twin towns | Ornans (France), Thalwil (Switzerland) |
Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
La Tour-de-Peilz (French pronunciation: [la tuʁ də pɛ] [3]) is a municipality in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city is located on Lake Geneva between Montreux and Vevey (their agglomeration counting some 80,000 inhabitants).[4]