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Oron, Vaud
Municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
Oron (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɔ̃] ) is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2012 when the former municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged.
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On 1 January 2022 the former municipality of Essertes merged into Oron. Bussigny-sur-Oron is first mentioned in 1433 as Bussignye. In 1517 it was mentioned in a land registry of Count Jean II de Gruyère. Châtillens is first mentioned in 1141 as Castellens. The village of Chesalles-sur-Oron was first mentioned in 1330 when the surrounding land was acquired by the Bishop of Lausanne. Ecoteaux is first mentioned in 1134 as Escotaux. Oron-la-Ville is first mentioned about 280 as Uromago. In 1018 it was mentioned as Auronum.
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