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Canton of Vaud
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Information
CountryLogo representing the flag of the country of SwitzerlandSwiss
Regional capitalLausanne
Area3 212 km²
Population800 000 hab. (End of 2018)
SpindleUTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
46 ° 36 ′ 7 ″ N 6 ° 41 ′ 46 ″ E
Official site

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Canton of Vaud is a canton Swiss located straddling the tourist region of Jura and Lake Geneva.

Understand

The Canton of Vaud is located to the south-west of the Swiss, Between:

  • To the north, the Bernese and Friborg plains called "the plateau"
  • To the west, the Jura chain
  • To the south, Lake Geneva
  • To the east, the pre-Alps.

Regions

Swear north Vaudois (Yverdon-les-Bains)
North, Northwest and Lake Neuchâtel
The lake or Lake Geneva (Lausanne)
To the south, constituting the Lake Geneva region, from Nyon to the Aigle plains.
Upper country (Château-d'Œx)
Northeast and pre-Alps

Main towns

  • 1 Payerne  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 2 Yverdon-les-Bains  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 3 Morges  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 4 Lausanne  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 5 Vevey  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 6 Montreux  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 7 Eagle  (last update Feb. 2018)
  • 8 Château-d'Œx  (last update Feb. 2018)

Other destinations

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