Donatyre is a village in the district of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Since losing its status as an independent municipality on 1 July 2006, it has been part of the municipality of Avenches.[1]

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Coat of arms of Donatyre
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Donatyre is located in Switzerland
Donatyre
Donatyre
Donatyre is located in Canton of Vaud
Donatyre
Donatyre
Coordinates: 46°53′N 07°03′E / 46.883°N 7.050°E / 46.883; 7.050
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictAvenches
Area
 • Total
1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation
505 m (1,657 ft)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
140
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1582
SFOS number5457
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
Surrounded byAvenches, Misery-Courtion (FR), Villarepos (FR)
Website
Profile (in French),

The village, which follows the old Roman wall of Aventicum,[2] contains a chapel dedicated to Saint Thecla.

References

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  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) Retrieved 18 February 2011
  2. ^ "Donatyre", Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz (in German)