Orbe

Orbe
Orbe town
Location of Orbe
Orbe
Orbe
Coordinates: 46°43′N 06°32′E / 46.717°N 6.533°E / 46.717; 6.533
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictJura-Nord Vaudois
Government
  MayorSyndic
Area
  Total
12.05 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Elevation
479 m (1,572 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total
6,936
  Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1350
SFOS number5757
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
Surrounded byAgiez, Arnex-sur-Orbe, Chavornay, Épendes, Essert-Pittet, Mathod, Montcherand, Valeyres-sous-Rances
Websitewww.orbe.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Orbe (French: [ɔʁb]; Latin: Urba; older German: Orbach, [ɔʁbax]; Arpitan: Orba) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.