Donatyre

Donatyre
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Donatyre
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Coordinates: 46°53′N 07°03′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Avenches
Area
• Total	1.11 km^2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Population  (2003)
• Total	140
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1582
SFOS number	5457
ISO 3166 code	CH-VD
Surrounded by	Avenches, Misery-Courtion (FR), Villarepos (FR)
Website	Profile (in French),

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]

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

References

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)