| La Tour-de-Peilz | ||||||||||
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| Population | 10,435 (2004[update]) | |||||||||
| - Density | 3,172 /km2 (8,215 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 1814 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 5889 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Nicole Rimella | |||||||||
| Demonym | Les Boélands Lè Verra |
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| Localities | Burier | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, Blonay, Montreux, Vevey | |||||||||
| Twin towns | Ornans (France), Thalwil (Switzerland) | |||||||||
| Website | www.la-tour-de-peilz.ch Profile, SFSO statistics |
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La Tour-de-Peilz is a municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city is located on Lake Geneva between Montreux and Vevey (agglomeration: 100'000).
Notable people
- The painter Gustave Courbet died there in 1877.
- Prince Adalbert of Prussia died there in 1948.
- Princess Adelheid of Saxe-Meiningen died there in 1971.
- The cellist Dimitry Markevitch was born there in 1923.
- The novelist A.J. Cronin is buried there.
- Singers Phil Collins and Shania Twain have châteaux there.
- Tennis Player Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere resides with her husband and three children.
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