Blampied, Victoria

Blampied Victoria
St Joseph's Roman Catholic church
Blampied
Coordinates	37°22′0″S 144°03′0″E / 37.36667°S 144.05000°E / -37.36667; 144.05000Coordinates: 37°22′0″S 144°03′0″E / 37.36667°S 144.05000°E / -37.36667; 144.05000
Population	174 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	3364
Location	117 km (73 mi) NW of Melbourne 33 km (21 mi) NE of Ballarat 9 km (6 mi) W of Daylesford
LGA(s)	Shire of Hepburn
State electorate(s)	Ripon
Federal Division(s)	Ballarat

Blampied is a town in the central highlands of Victoria on the Midland Highway. The town is in the Shire of Hepburn, 117 kilometres (73 mi) north west of the state capital of Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Blampied and the surrounding area had a population of 174.

The town was named after Louis Blampied who built a hotel here which is now called the Swiss Mountain Inn.

Blampied Post Office opened on 20 November 1879 and closed in 1971.