Coordinates: 46°27′N 06°52′E / 46.45, 6.867 (La Tour-de-Peilz)

La Tour-de-Peilz
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Vevey
Coordinates	46°27′N 06°52′E / 46.45, 6.867
Population	10,435 (2004[update])
- Density	3,172 /km² (8,215 /sq.mi.)
Area	3.29 km² (1.3 sq mi)
Elevation	382 m (1,253 ft)
Postal code	1814
SFOS number	5889
Mayor	Nicole Rimella
Demonym	Les Boélands Lè Verra
Localities	Burier
Surrounded by	Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz, Blonay, Montreux, Vevey
Twin towns	Ornans (France), Thalwil (Switzerland)
Website	www.la-tour-de-peilz.ch Profile
La Tour-de-Peilz

La Tour-de-Peilz is a municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city is located on Lake Geneva between Montreux and Vevey (agglomeration: 100'000).

Notable people

• The painter Gustave Courbet died there in 1877.
• Prince Adalbert of Prussia died there in 1948.
• Princess Adelheid of Saxe-Meiningen died there in 1971.
• The cellist Dimitry Markevitch was born there in 1923.
• The novelist A.J. Cronin is buried there.
• Singers Phil Collins and Shania Twain have chateaux there.

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