Lavey is a former municipality in the district of Aigle

Aigle (district)

Aigle District is a district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.-Geography:Aigle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.3% is forested...

 in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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It was first recorded in year 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was known as Laveto.

The municipality contained the villages Lavey-Village

Lavey-Village

Lavey-Village is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.The place Lavey was first recorded in year 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was known as Laveto....

 and Lavey-les-Bains

Lavey-les-Bains

Lavey-les-Bains is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.Lavey-les-Bains is located in the former municipality Lavey. In 1852 Lavey municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Lavey-Morcles....

. It had 138 inhabitants in 1764, which increased to 185 in 1803 and 251 in 1850.

In 1970 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Morcles

Morcles

Morcles is a village and former municipality in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1043 as Morcles....

 to form a new and larger municipality Lavey-Morcles

Lavey-Morcles

Lavey-Morcles is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aigle.The municipality was created in 1852 by a merger of Morcles and Lavey.-History:...

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