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{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Vevey
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| image_caption =Vevey and [[Lake Geneva]]
| municipality_type = city
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| imagepath_coa = CHE Vevey COA.svg|pixel_coa=
| canton = Vaud
| iso-code-region = CH-VD
| district = [[Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District|Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut]]
|coordinates = {{coord|46|28|N|6|51|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 1800
| municipality_code = 5890
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| elevation = 383|elevation_description=
| population = 17287|populationof=2007
| website =
| mayor = Elina Leimgruber|mayor_asof=2020|mayor_party=Green Party
| mayor_title = syndic|list_of_mayors = List of mayors of Vevey
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'''Vevey''' ({{IPA-fr|vəvɛ|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Eihel-Vevey.wav}}; {{lang-frp|Vevê}}; {{lang-de|label=former [[German language|German]]|Vivis}}) is a town in [[Switzerland]] in the [[Vaud|canton of Vaud]], on the north shore of [[Lake
It was the seat of the [[Vevey (district)|district of the same name]] until 2006, and is now part of the [[Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District]]. It is part of the [[French-speaking area of Switzerland]].
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A [[piloti]] settlement existed here as early as the 2nd millennium BC.
Under [[ancient Rome|Rome]], it was known as '''Viviscus''' or ''Vibiscum''. It was mentioned for the first time by the ancient Greek astronomer and philosopher [[Ptolemy]], who gave it the name '''Ouikos'''. In the [[Middle Ages]] it was a station on the [[Via Francigena]]. It was then ruled by the [[bishopric of Lausanne]], and later under the [[Blonay]] family. In the 1660s, several of the [[List of regicides of Charles I|English regicides]] fled to Switzerland, and many of them settled in Vevey under the protection of the Bernese government.
Vevey lived through a period of prosperity after the [[Vaud Revolution]] of 1798. In the 19th century industrial activities included mechanical engineering at the ''[[Ateliers de Constructions Mécaniques de Vevey]]'', food (Nestlé) and tobacco
Vevey is a major center of the [[Swiss chocolate]] industry since the 18th century.<ref name=Rossfeld>{{cite journal | url=https://www.gesunde-ernaehrung.org/files/rw_stiftung/Publikationen/Hefte/Heft11.pdf | title=Mit Stillstand zum Fortschritt Über Handel, Verarbeitung und Konsum von Schokolade in der Schweiz bis 1800 | author=Rossfeld, Roman | journal=Internationaler Arbeitskreis für Kulturforschung des Essens | year=2003 | issue=11 | pages=24–35 | quote=Bis heute ein Zentrum der schweizerischen Schokoladeindustrie begannen Philippe Loup und Benjamin Rossier hier bereits 1767 mit der zunächst vermutlich handwerklichen Herstellung von Schokolade. 1769 erwarben sie die „Moulin de la Clergère“ in Vevey... | trans-quote=A center of the Swiss chocolate industry to this day, Philippe Loup and Benjamin Rossier began making chocolate here in 1767, initially presumably by hand. In 1769 they acquired the "Moulin de la Clergère" in Vevey...}}</ref> The [[Cailler]] factory was founded in 1819. [[Milk chocolate]] was also developed there by [[Daniel Peter]] in 1875.
==Geography==
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==Demographics==
[[File:2009-08-27 Lake Geneva 393.JPG|thumb|Vevey lakefront]]
Vevey has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-VD}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-VD|5890}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-VD}} {{as of|2008}}, 43.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals.<ref name=HDS_superweb>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office
Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[French language|French]] (12,526 or 77.3%) as their first language, with [[Italian language|Italian]] being second most common (854 or 5.3%) and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] being third (601 or 3.7%). There are 599 people who speak [[German language|German]] and 7 people who speak [[Romansh language|Romansh]].<ref name=STAT2000/>
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The age distribution, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, in Vevey is; 1,945 children or 10.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 1,928 teenagers or 10.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 2,543 people or 14.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 3,059 people or 17.0% are between 30 and 39, 2,852 people or 15.9% are between 40 and 49, and 2,059 people or 11.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 1,516 people or 8.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 1,131 people or 6.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 806 people or 4.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 138 people or 0.8% who are 90 and older.<ref name=Vaud_Pop_Stats>[http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomID=2016 Canton of Vaud Statistical Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316091212/http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomID=2016 |date=2015-03-16 }} {{in lang|fr}} accessed 29 April 2011</ref>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 6,936 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 6,966 married individuals, 1,065 widows or widowers and 1,235 individuals who are divorced.<ref name=STAT2000>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3
{{as of|2000}}, there were 7,830 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2. persons per household.<ref name=SFSO/>
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 264 single family homes (or 20.5% of the total) out of a total of 1,286 inhabited buildings. There were 565 multi-family buildings (43.9%), along with 329 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (25.6%) and 128 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (10.0%).<ref name=Housing>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, a total of 7,752 apartments (83.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 1,117 apartments (12.0%) were seasonally occupied and 430 apartments (4.6%) were empty.<ref name=Housing/> {{as of|2009}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 6.8 new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/>
{{as of|2003}} the average price to rent an average apartment in Vevey was 1067.93 [[Swiss franc]]s (CHF) per month (US$850, £480, €680 approx. exchange rate from 2003). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 567.76 CHF (US$450, £260, €360), a two-room apartment was about 787.77 CHF (US$630, £350, €500), a three-room apartment was about 1014.16 CHF (US$810, £460, €650) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1817.64 CHF (US$1450, £820, €1160). The average apartment price in Vevey was 95.7% of the national average of 1116 CHF.<ref name=BFS_rent>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/05/06/blank/key/einfuehrung.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Rental prices] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423161803/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/05/06/blank/key/einfuehrung.html |date=2010-04-23 }} 2003 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 26 May 2010</ref>
The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region,
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==Heritage sites of national significance==
There are 14 structures in Vevey that are listed as Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage site of national significance]]. The four museums on the list are: the ''Alimentarium'' ([[:fr:Alimentarium|fr]]); the Museum de la Confrérie des Vignerons ([[:fr:Musée de la confrérie des vignerons|fr]]); the [[Musée Jenisch|Museum Jenisch]]; the Museum suisse de l’appareil photographique ([[:fr:Musée suisse de l'appareil photographique|fr]]). There are three churches: the [[
=== Heritage gallery ===
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File:Alimentarium.jpg|Alimentarium
File:Fork of Vevey.jpg | [[Fork of Vevey]], a monument on Geneva Lake by Alimentarium
File:Vevey, Musée suisse de l’appareil photographique 1.jpg|Museum suisse de l’appareil photographique (Photography museum)
File:2009-08-27 Lake Geneva 403.JPG | Administration Building Nestlé
File:Vevey - Château
File:Vevey - Église catholique Notre-Dame.jpg|Catholic Church
File:Picswiss VD-43-24.jpg |
File:Picswiss VD-43-25.jpg | [[Swiss Reformed Church|Swiss Reformed]] Church of Saint-Martin
File:Vevey town hall.JPG | City Hall
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The Grande Place is dominated by a granary known as ''La Grenette'', built in 1803 in the Neo-Classical "rustic" style. Behind ''La Grenette'' is the restaurant ''La Clef'', in which Jean-Jacques Rousseau used to eat. The table at which he sat is still to be seen in the restaurant.
St Martin's Church, a few minutes' walk away from the Grande Place, contains the bodies of a number of those who condemned [[King Charles I of England]] to death
Additionally, there is a large fork just off the shore of the lake. The fork was originally installed in 1995 as a temporary exhibit. Removed in 1996 and replaced in 2007, it finally got authorization to remain in the lake in 2008 and has become an emblem for the townspeople.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Fork|url=http://www.alimentarium.ch/en/fork|website=Alimentarium|access-date=29 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908060835/http://www.alimentarium.ch/en/fork|archive-date=8 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Festivals===
[[File:Vevey - fête des vignerons - affiche de 1905.jpg|thumb|Poster for the Fête des Vignerons from 1905]]
The Confrérie des Vignerons (Brotherhood of Winegrowers) organises the Winegrowers' Festival (''[[Fête des Vignerons]]'') four or five times each century (one per generation) to celebrate its wine-growing traditions and culture. On those occasions an arena for 16,000 spectators is built in the marketplace
The festivals date from the 18th century; the last five were in 1927, 1955, 1977, 1999, and 2019.
===Market===
The town is also known for its large market on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. The Vevey folk markets, known locally as the Marchés Folkloriques, normally has up to 2000 visitors each Saturday over a period of two months. (Second week of July to end August). Visitors can buy a wine-glass and drink to their heart's content while listening to [[brass bands]], [[Swiss folk music]], and watching traditional [[Artisan|craftsmen]] at work.
These Folk Markets are organised by the Société de développement de Vevey.<ref>[https://archive.
==Politics==
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==Economy==
[[File:NestleHQ2.jpg|thumb|The headquarters of [[Nestlé]].]]
{{as of|2010|In 2010}}, Vevey had an unemployment rate of 8.1%. {{as of|2008}}, there were 9 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 1,320 people were employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there were 134 businesses in this sector. 10,014 people were employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 985 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>
{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} the total number of [[full-time equivalent]] jobs was 9,458. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 6, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1,246 of which 433 or (34.8%) were in manufacturing and 688 (55.2%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 8,206. In the tertiary sector; 1,749 or 21.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 228 or 2.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 614 or 7.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 218 or 2.7% were in the information industry, 382 or 4.7% were the insurance or financial industry, 2,150 or 26.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 432 or 5.3% were in education and 1,437 or 17.5% were in health care.<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 8,153 workers who commuted into the municipality and 4,049 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 2.0 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 1.2% of the workforce coming into Vevey are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.0% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work.<ref name=commuter>[https://archive.
==Religion==
From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 6,676 or 41.2% were [[Roman Catholic]], while 4,224 or 26.1% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. Of the rest of the population, there were 427 [[Eastern Orthodox
==Weather==
Vevey has an average of 124.1 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives {{convert|1234|mm|in|abbr=on}} of [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]]. The wettest month is August during which time Vevey receives an average of {{convert|138|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 10.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.7, but with only {{convert|112|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is February with an average of {{convert|78|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation over 9.4 days.<ref name=MeteoSchweiz>{{cite web |url=http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html |title=Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table,
==Education==
In Vevey about 5,104 or (31.5%) of the population have completed non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]], and 2,069 or (12.8%) have completed additional higher education (either [[List of universities in Switzerland|university]] or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]''). Of the 2,069 who completed tertiary schooling, 43.5% were Swiss men, 29.2% were Swiss women, 15.4% were non-Swiss men and 11.9% were non-Swiss women.<ref name=STAT2000/>
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 1,968 students in the Vevey school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.<ref>[http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomId=1990 Organigramme de l'école vaudoise, année scolaire
{{as of|2000}}, there were 712 students in Vevey who came from another municipality, while 537 residents attended schools outside the municipality.<ref name=commuter/>
Vevey is home to the ''Alimentarium'', the ''[[Musée Jenisch]]'', and the ''Musée suisse de l'appareil photo'' museums.<ref name=Vaud_Museum>[http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomID=2181 Canton of Vaud Statistical Office
Vevey is home to the ''Bibliothèque médiathèque municipale'' library. The library has ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) 64,994 books or other media, and loaned out 153,629 items in the same year. It was open a total of 273 days with average of 34 hours per week during that year.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/16/02/02/data.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, list of libraries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706231342/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/16/02/02/data.html |date=2015-07-06 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 14 May 2010</ref>
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[[FC Vevey-Sports 05]] is the town's football club.
[[Club Aviron Vevey]], also known as CAVy, is the town's rowing club. They currently hold the title for the best rowing club in [[Romandie]].
==Infrastructure==
===Healthcare===
Two hospitals are located in the municipality (Providence, in activity, and Samaritain, under renovation), as well at the [[Pharmacy of the Eastern Vaud Hospitals]] (until 2019).
==Literary references==
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Vevey is also the lakeside town used as the setting for Anita Brookner's Booker Prize-winning novel ''Hotel du Lac''.
[[H. G. Wells]]' ''[[The Shape of Things to Come]]'', published in 1934, predicted a [[Second World War]] breaking out in 1940 and lasting until 1950. In this future scenario, Vevey is depicted as the venue of an international peace conference held in 1941, where various prominent diplomats and statesmen gather, deliver ''"brilliant pacifist speeches [which] echo throughout Europe"'', but fail to end the war.<ref>[http://www.telelib.com/words/authors/W/WellsHerbertGeorge/prose/thingstocome/thingstocome22.html ''The Shape of Things to Come'' references] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202336/http://www.telelib.com/words/authors/W/WellsHerbertGeorge/prose/thingstocome/thingstocome22.html |date=29 October 2013 }}, telelib.com; accessed 3 July 2014.</ref>
A small village church above Vevey is mentioned by [[John Ruskin]] in [[The Stones of Venice (book)|The Stones of Venice]], CHAPTER XI, The Arch Masonry, Page 169, diagram 5. Commenting on it, "It could hardly be stronger".<ref>https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/ruskin/9-11StonesofVenice.pdf</ref>
== Prix Clara Haskil ==
The [[Clara Haskil International Piano Competition]] is held biennially in her memory. The brochure reads: "The Clara Haskil Competition was founded in 1963 to honour and perpetuate the memory of the incomparable Swiss pianist, of [[Romanians|Romanian]] origin, who was born in [[Bucharest]] in 1895. It takes place every two years in Vevey, [[Switzerland]], where [[Clara Haskil]] resided from 1942 until her death in Brussels in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clara-haskil.ch/?page_id=112|title=Prix, Finalistes & Jurys
==In modern music==
[[Rick Wakeman]], keyboardist for the progressive-rock band [[Yes (band)|Yes]], recorded the final organ portion of the song [[Awaken (Yes song)|"Awaken"]], and the organ part in the song "Parallels", (both on the Yes album ''[[Going for the One]]''), on the pipe organ in St. Martin's Church in Vevey. A further instrumental track, Vevey (Revisited) appears in part on the '[[YesYears]]' album, and in full on the 2003 remaster of ''[[Going for the One]]''. Wakeman also used the St. Martin's organ on his solo album (recorded shortly after [[Going
Vevey, along with the Vineyards of [[Lavaux]] are mentioned in the song ''Lavaux'' on singer [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s album [[20Ten]].
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== Photo gallery ==
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File:RoyLindmanSantaBarbara 002.jpg|[[Russian Orthodox Church, Vevey|Saint Barbara Orthodox church]]
File:Picswiss VD-43-28.jpg|Old Town
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* [[Abraham Ruchat]] (1680–1750) Protestant theologian and historian
* [[Françoise-Louise de Warens]] (1699–1762) benefactress of [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]]
* [[Charles Labelye]] (1705–1762) bridge engineer, architect of the first Westminster Bridge
* [[François-Louis Cailler]] (
* [[Jacques Etienne Chevalley de Rivaz]] (1801–1863), physician
* [[Alexandre Calame]] (
* [[Émile Burnat]] (1828–1920) botanist
* [[Henri Dor]] (1835–1912) ophthalmologist
* [[August Socin]] (1837–1899) surgeon and educator
* Sir [[John Pentland Mahaffy]] GBE CVO (1839–1919) Irish classicist and polymathic scholar
* [[Edmond de Palézieux]] (
* [[Edmond Louis Budry]] (1854–1932) hymn writer
* Auguste de Niederhäusern (1863–1913) better known as [[Rodo]], a sculptor and medalist
* [[Infante Jaime, Duke of Madrid
* [[Gustave Roussy]] (1874–1948) Swiss-French neuropathologist
* [[Ernest Ansermet]] (
* [[Aline Valangin]] (
* [[Marc Amsler]] (1891–1968) professor of ophthalmology at the [[University of Zurich]]
* [[Wolfgang R. Wasow]] (
* [[Anne-Marie Blanc]] (1919–2009) film and television actress
* [[Jean-Pascal Delamuraz]] (1936–1998) politician, member of [[Swiss Federal Council]] 1983–1998
* [[Éric Gaudibert]] (1936–2012) composer in the French "avant-garde" style
* [[Jacques Moreillon]] (born 1939) Director General of the [[International Committee of the Red Cross|Red Cross]] (ICRC) until 1988
* [[Francis Reusser]] (born 1942) film director
* [[Claude Nicollier]] (born 1944) the first astronaut from Switzerland
* [[Antoine Chessex]] (born 1980) composer, saxophone player and sound artist
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[[File:Pascal RICHARD.jpg|140px|thumb|Pascal Richard, 1998]]
* [[Bruno
* [[Pascal Richard]] (born 1964) former racing cyclist, gold medalist in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Aurélien Clerc]] (born 1979) former professional road bicycle racer
* [[Thabo Sefolosha]] (born 1984) professional basketball player for the [[Utah Jazz]]
* [[Émilie Gex-Fabry]] (born 1986) ski mountaineer
* [[Natacha Gachnang]] (born 1987) racing driver
* [[Lucas Légeret]] (born 2001) racing driver
== Notable residents past and present ==
[[File:Poster - A Dog's Life 01.jpg|thumb|140px| [[Charlie Chaplin]], poster – ''A Dog's Life'', 1918]]
[[File:North by Northwest movie trailer screenshot (27) James Mason.jpg|thumb|140px|[[James Mason]], ''North by Northwest'', 1959]]
* [[Olga Baclanova]], Russian-born actress.▼
[[File:Jean-Jacques Rousseau (painted portrait).jpg|thumb|140px|[[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] ''portrait,'' 1753]]
▲* [[Olga Baclanova]] (1893 – 1974 in Vevey), Russian-born actress.
* [[Charlie Chaplin]], British comedian, director, actor, and writer. ([[Corsier-sur-Vevey]])▼
* [[Franz Brünnow]] (1821–1891) a German astronomer, moved to Vevey in 1880.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Brünnow, Franz Friedrich Ernst |volume= 4 | page = 685 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Peter Cowie]], film historian Romantic movement▼
▲* [[Charlie Chaplin]] (1889–1977), British comedian, director, actor, and writer. ([[Corsier-sur-Vevey]])
* [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]], Russian novelist▼
▲* [[Peter Cowie]] (born 1939), film historian Romantic movement
* [[Dionizije Dvornić]], Croatian football player▼
▲* [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]] (1821–1881), Russian novelist
* Friedrich Engels, German philosopher and communist▼
▲* [[Dionizije Dvornić]] (1926 – 1992 in Vevey), Croatian football player
* [[Nikolai Gogol]], Russian novelist▼
▲* [[Friedrich Engels]] (1820–1895), German philosopher and communist
* [[Graham Greene]], British writer (Corseaux)▼
▲* [[Nikolai Gogol]] (1809–1852), Russian novelist
* [[Clara Haskil]], Swiss Romanian classical pianist▼
▲* [[Graham Greene]] (1904–1991), British writer (Corseaux)
* [[Bruno Hoffmann]], German glass harp player▼
▲* [[Clara Haskil]] (1895–1960), Swiss Romanian classical pianist, lived in Vevey from 1942
* [[Victor Hugo]], French poet and writer▼
▲* [[Bruno Hoffmann]] (1913–1991), German [[glass harp]] player
* Edouard Jeanneret, known as [[Le Corbusier]], Swiss architect▼
▲* [[Victor Hugo]] (1802–1885), French poet and writer
* [[Duncan Jones]], film director and his father [[David Bowie]], musician▼
▲* [[Le Corbusier|Edouard Jeanneret]] (1887–1965), known as [[Le Corbusier]], Swiss [[Modern architecture|architect]]
* [[Paul Juon]], Germanised Russian composer▼
▲* [[Duncan Jones]] (born 1971), film director and his father [[David Bowie]] (1947–2016), musician
▲* [[Paul Juon]] (1872–1940), Germanised Russian composer
* [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]], record producer and songwriter▼
* [[Oskar Kokoschka]] (1886–1980) Austrian artist of expressionistic portraits, poet and playwright
* [[Edmund Ludlow]], general and politician in Oliver Cromwell's government and enemy of King Charles I▼
* [[Paul Kruger]] (1825 – 1904 at Clarens, near Vevey) a South African politician.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Kruger, Stephanus Johannes Paulus |volume= 15 | pages = 931–932 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Nikita Magaloff]], Georgian-Russian pianist▼
▲* [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]] (born 1948), record producer and songwriter
* [[Jules Massenet]], French composer (while composing [[Esclarmonde]])▼
▲* [[Edmund Ludlow]] (ca.1617–1692), general and politician in Oliver Cromwell's government and enemy of King Charles I.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Ludlow, Edmund |volume= 17 | pages = 112–113 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[James Mason]], actor, (Corsier-sur-Vevey)▼
▲* [[Nikita Magaloff]] (1912 – 1992 in Vevey), Georgian-Russian pianist
* [[Thomas Medwin]], Writer and biographer of [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]]▼
▲* [[Jules Massenet]] (1842–1912), French composer (while composing [[Esclarmonde]])
* [[John Lothrop Motley]], author of ''The Rise of the Dutch Republic''▼
▲* [[James Mason]] (1909–1984), actor, (Corsier-sur-Vevey)
* [[Daniel Peter]], inventor of [[milk chocolate]] and chocolate bar▼
▲* [[Thomas Medwin]] (1788–1869),
▲* [[John Lothrop Motley]] (1814–1877), author of ''The Rise of the Dutch Republic''.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Motley, John Lothrop |volume= 18 | page = 909 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Percy Scholes]], English musician and writer▼
* [[Nubar Pasha]] (1825–1899) an Egyptian-Armenian politician, the first Prime Minister of Egypt; educated by Jesuits in Vevey.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Nubar Pasha |volume= 19 |last= Bell |first= Charles Frederic Moberly |author-link= Charles Frederic Moberly Bell | pages = 842–843 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]], Polish writer, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] for ''[[Quo Vadis (novel)|Quo Vadis]]''. His statue stands in the garden of the Grand Hôtel du Lac.▼
▲* [[Daniel Peter]] (1836–1919), inventor of [[milk chocolate]] bar, lived and
* [[Henry Philip Tappan]], first [[President of the University of Michigan|President of the university of Michigan]]▼
* [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] (1712–1778), Swiss writer and philosopher, father of the European Romantic movement.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Rousseau, Jean Jacques |volume= 23 |last1= Rockstro |first1= William Smyth |author1-link= William Smyth Rockstro |last2= Chisholm |first2= Hugh |author-link2= Hugh Chisholm| pages = 775–778 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Shania Twain]], Canadian country singer-songwriter▼
▲* [[Percy Scholes]] (1877 – 1958 in Vevey), English musician and writer
▲* [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]] (1846 – 1916 in Vevey), a, Polish writer, recipient of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]]
* [[Jacob Spon]] (1647 – 1685 in Vevey) a French doctor and archaeologist.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Spon, Jacques |volume= 25 | pages = 714–715 |short= 1}}</ref>
▲* [[Henry Philip Tappan]] (1805–1881), first [[
▲* [[Shania Twain]] (born 1965), Canadian country singer-songwriter
==Infrastructure==
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===Twin towns – sister cities===
Vevey is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref name="Swiss twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.asccre.ch/fr/N208/vaud-waadt-vaud.html|title=Association Suisse des Communes et Régions
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*{{flagicon|SWI}} [[Locarno]], [[Switzerland]]<ref name="Swiss twinnings"/>
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*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Müllheim]], Germany
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Vevay, Indiana
==See also==
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vevay, Indiana]], [[United States]]
==References==
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