Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, as of December 2013, of 25,969 and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.
Country | Switzerland |
---|---|
Canton | Vaud |
District | Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut |
Government | |
Executive | Municipalité with 7 members |
Mayor | Syndic (list) Laurent Wehrli FDP/PRD/PLR (as of February 2014) |
Parliament | Conseil communal with 100 members |
Area | |
Total | 33.37 km2 (12.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
Population (Dec 2013) | |
Total | 25,969 |
Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Postal code | 1820 |
SFOS number | 5886 |