- Allaman
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Allaman
municipality_name = Allaman
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Allaman-blason.png|pixel_coa=
languages = French
canton = Vaud
iso-code-region = CH-VD
district = Rolle
lat_d=46|lat_m=28|lat_NS=N|long_d=06|long_m=24|long_EW=E
postal_code = 1165
municipality_code = 5851
area = 2.62
elevation = 408|elevation_description=
population = 390|populationof=2004
website = www.allaman.ch
mayor = Michel Erb|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
places =
demonym = Les Allamanais
Lè Bregand
neighboring_municipalities= Aubonne, Etoy,Buchillon , Perroy,Féchy
twintowns = |Allaman is a municipality in the district of Rolle in the canton of
Vaud inSwitzerland .The village is famous for the medieval
Château d'Allaman, built by theCount of Vaud in 1253.The wealthy Genevan philanthropist
Jean-Jacques de Sellon , who owned the property until 1839, gave accommodation at the castle to, amongst many others, such political refugees as Napoleon's brotherJoseph Bonaparte ,Joséphine de Beauharnais , theDuke of Bassano , andCamille Cavour , as well as toFranz Liszt andGeorge Sand . In 1820 de Sellon founded the Society of Peace, forerunner of theLeague of Nations and theUnited Nations Organization (UNO).External links
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