Echallens commune (Vaud canton, Switzerland) (original) (raw)
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Echallens
[![[Flag of Echallens]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/c/ch-vd087.gif)
](../images/c/ch-vd087.gif)image by Pascal Gross
Or, an Oak-tree eradicated Brunatre leaved and fructed proper.
Željko Heimer/Christopher Southworth
The name "Echallens" comes from "Charlens" which appeared for the first time in 1141 on a bull of Pope Innocent II confirming the spiritual belonging of the village to the Abbey of Montbenoit in Franche-Comte (France). The orthography "Echallens" finds its origin in the 14th century, but the reason of the name's change is unknown.
Pascal Gross, 15 September 1999