- Rances
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Rances
municipality_name = Rances
municipality_type = municipality
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languages = French
canton = Vaud
iso-code-region = CH-VD
district = Orbe
lat_d=46|lat_m=46|lat_NS=N|long_d=06|long_m=32|long_EW=E
postal_code = 1439
municipality_code = 5760
area = 9.84
elevation = 563|elevation_description=
population = 450|populationof=2004
website = www.rances.ch
mayor = Georges Jaquier|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
places =
demonym = Les Ransignolets
neighboring_municipalities=Baulmes ,Champvent ,Mathod ,Valeyres-sous-Rances , Sergey,L'Abergement
twintowns = |Rances is a municipality in the district of Orbe of the canton of
Vaud inSwitzerland .Although it is only a village, Rances is situated on the
Lausanne -Bern freeway, which has brought it out of its quiet rural existence.The name of Rances is apparently derived from a Roman family name, but the exact form of the name has been forgotten. The most dramatic event of its history occurred in
1548 , when the village was almost entirely destroyed by an accidental fire.It has been the site of extensive archeological excavations, notably by the
University of Geneva .
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