Lavaux District District de Lavaux
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
Capital	Cully
Area
• Total	7,884 km2 (3,044 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	23.861
• Density	0.0030/km2 (0.0078/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities	12

Lavaux District was a district located on the north-eastern shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in the Swiss-romand canton of Vaud between Lausanne and Vevey. The capital of the district was Cully, but used to be Lutry. The district is part of the World Heritage Site listed region of Lavaux. It consisted of the following municipalities:

• Chexbres
• Cully
• Epesses
• Forel
• Grandvaux
• Lutry
• Puidoux
  • includes the village of Treytorrens
• Riex
• Rivaz
• Saint-Saphorin
• Savigny
• Villette

On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Chexbres, Cully, Epesses, Forel (Lavaux), Grandvaux, Lutry, Puidoux, Riex, Rivaz, Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux), Savigny and Villette (Lavaux) came from the District de Lavaux to join the Lavaux-Oron District.^[1]

• (in French) Pictures of Lavaux
• (in French) Lavaux, pays aux trois soleils

46°30′N 6°45′E / 46.500°N 6.750°E / 46.500; 6.750