Renens

Worth seeing in and around Renens

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.

   1.2 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.

   2 km · university in Ecublens, Switzerland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

   Stade Olympique de la Pontaise also known as the Pinnacle of football is a multi-purpose stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stadium holds 15,700 people and was opened in 1954.

   3.2 km · stadium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   1.4 km · Indoor arena in Prilly, Switzerland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Collection de l'art brut

   The Collection de l'art brut is an art museum dedicated to outsider art located in Lausanne, Switzerland.

   3.2 km · museum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   2 km · building · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Photo Elysée

   Photo Élysée, formerly known as Musée de l'Élysée, is a museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, entirely devoted to photography. It is a government-supported institution founded in 1985 by Charles-Henri Favrod.

   3.5 km · museum in Lausanne (Switzerland) · Wikipedia
8. 08
   mudac - Cantonal Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts

   The Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts is a museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is part of the Plateforme 10 Arts District.

   3.5 km · museum in Switzerland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   2.2 km · cemetery in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    2.6 km · outdoor sport stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Renens

Airports

Geneva (GVA), 49 km · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 138 km · Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS), 146 km

Stations

Lausanne railway station, 4 km · Lausanne-La Blécherette airfield, 2.9 km · Lausanne-Flon railway station, 3.9 km · Railway station SBB, 500 m · Bussigny railway station, 2.9 km

• Geneva → Renens

  51 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · CHF6–9
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• Zurich → Renens

  175 km · quickest by road, 3h 19m · CHF23–31
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Renens

  146 km · quickest by road, 3h 25m · €23–32
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