Jorat (Switzerland)
The Jorat (German: "der Jurten") is the area of the
, East.Geography
It is a hill range that stretches from above
AMSL constitutes the mainly forest area called "Jorat". The culminating point is the Montagne du Château
(929 meters).
Villages
Strictly speaking, the Jorat comprises 18 villages, with a lot of agriculture :
- Carrouge,
- Corcelles-le-Jorat,
- Les Cullayes,
- Essertes,
- Ferlens,
- Froideville,
- Hermenches,
- Mézières,
- Montpreveyres,
- Peney-le-Jorat,
- Ropraz,
- Servion,
- Sottens,
- Syens
- Villars-Mendraz,
- Villars-Tiercelin,
- Vucherens,
- Vulliens.
Stretching somewhat the definition, some 20 villages could be added to the above listing.