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Montreux , resort area (1990 pop. 22,917), on the northeast shore of the Lake of Geneva, Vaud canton, W Switzerland. It is composed of the communes of Le Châtelard, Les Planches, and Veytaux, which were merged in 1962. Montreux is a leading resort on the Lake of Geneva, and lies on a railway line from Geneva and France to Italy.

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Montreux a resort town in SW Switzerland, at the east end of Lake Geneva, which since the 1960s has hosted annual festivals of both jazz and television; Golden, Silver, and Bronze Roses are awarded to winners at the light entertainment festival.

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