Ecublens

Worth seeing in and around Ecublens

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Lausanne

   The University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, was founded in 1537 as a school of Protestant theology, before being made a university in 1890. The university is the second-oldest in Switzerland, and one of the oldest in the world in continuous operation.

   1.6 km · university located in Lausanne, Switzerland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

   EPFL is a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded in 1969, the university primarily teaches and conducts research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.

   1.5 km · university in Ecublens, Switzerland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Vaudoise aréna

   The Vaudoise Aréna is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Prilly, a western suburb of Lausanne in Switzerland. Opened in September 2019, it was built on the site of the former, now demolished, CIG de Malley which it replaced to host the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.

   2.6 km · Indoor arena in Prilly, Switzerland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Rolex Learning Center

   The Rolex Learning Center is a public library and the main research library of EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Designed by the winners of 2010 Pritzker Prize, Japanese-duo SANAA, it was inaugurated on 22 February 2010.

   1.7 km · building · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Stade Pierre de Coubertin

   Stade Pierre de Coubertin is an outdoor stadium in the city of Lausanne. It normally seats 6,000 spectators and can be expanded to seat twice that number of spectators when needed.

   3.4 km · outdoor sport stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery

   The Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery is the principal burial ground of Lausanne in Switzerland. Laid out by the architect Alphonse Laverrière between 1922 and 1951, the cemetery lies to the south of the town and has been designated as a cultural property of national importance.

   3.2 km · cemetery in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

   The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics is an academic not-for-profit foundation dedicated to biological and biomedical data science which federates bioinformatics activities throughout Switzerland. The institute was established on 30 March 1998 and its mission is to provide core bioinformatics resources to the national and international life sciences research community in fields such as genomics, proteomics and systems biology, as well as to lead and coordinate the field of bioinformatics in Switzerland.

   1.4 km · scientific institute · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe

   The Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe is a public-utility and independent institution, created in 1978 by Jean Monnet and Henri Rieben, and dedicated to the conservation of Monnet's archives. Based in Lausanne since its creation, the foundation is located since 1981 at the Ferme de Dorigny, on the campus of the University of Lausanne.

   1.6 km · special archive and special library in Ecublens in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Cantonal library and library of the university of Lausanne

   The Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne was founded in the 16th century and became one of the most important public libraries in Switzerland.

   1.5 km · cantonal and university library in Ecublens in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Lousonna

    Lousonna is a Roman archaeological site in Switzerland. It preceded the present-day city of Lausanne.

    3.2 km · Archaeological site in Switzerland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Ecublens

Airports

Geneva (GVA), 48 km · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 139 km · Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS), 145 km

Stations

Railway station SBB, 1 km · Bussigny railway station, 2 km · Denges-Echandens railway station, 2.1 km · Lonay-Préverenges railway station, 3.8 km

• Geneva → Ecublens

  48 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · CHF7–9
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• Zurich → Ecublens

  177 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · CHF23–31
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Ecublens

  148 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · €23–32
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ecublens. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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