Frances de la Tour in the film "The Book of Eli", directed by the Hughes brothers. In 2012, she appeared in the film "Hugo". Until 2012, she was also a patron for the performing arts group Theatretrain. From 2013 to 2016, de la Tour played the role of Violet Crosby in ITV sitcom "Vicious" with Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi. From 2013 to 2014, she portrayed headmistress Ms Baron in the BBC One sitcom "Big School". In April 2016, she joined the second series of "Outlander" as Mother Hildegarde. Politically, de la Tour is a socialist and was a member of the Workers' Revolutionary
La Tour-de-Peilz units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.35%. The historical population is given in the following chart: The Villa Kenwin is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The Swiss Museum of Games is housed in the castle of La Tour-de-Peilz. Founded in 1987, it offers a family friendly display of games from across the world. La Tour-de-Peilz is twinned with the town of Ornans, France. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 24.28% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP