Vaud facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Canton de Vaud
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| Capital | Lausanne | |
| Largest City | Lausanne | |
| Subdivisions | 339 municipalities, 10 districts | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,212 km2 (1,240 sq mi) | |
| Highest point | 3,210 m (10,531 ft) - Diablerets | |
| Lowest point | 372 m (1,220 ft) - Lake Leman | |
| Joined | 1803 | |
| Abbreviation | VD | |
| Languages | French | |
| Website | VD.ch | |
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Map of Vaud
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Vaud is a canton of Switzerland. It borders the cantons of Geneva, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, Berne and Valais (west to east). The capital city is Lausanne. About 790,000 people live in the canton. Of these, about 138,000 live in Lausanne. About 82% of the population speak French as their first language.
Districts
Between 1803 and 2007, the canton of Vaud was formed out of 19 districts:
- Aigle, capital Aigle
- Aubonne, capital Aubonne
- Avenches, capital Avenches
- Cossonay, capital Cossonay
- Echallens, capital Echallens
- Grandson, capital Grandson
- Lausanne, capital Lausanne
- Lavaux, capital Cully
- Morges, capital Morges
- Moudon, capital Moudon
- Nyon, capital Nyon
- Orbe, capital Orbe
- Oron, capital Oron
- Payerne, capital Payerne
- Pays-d'Enhaut, capital Château-d'Œx
- Rolle, capital Rolle
- La Vallée, capital Le Sentier
- Vevey, capital Vevey
- Yverdon, capital Yverdon-les-Bains
But since 2008, there is only 10 districts.
- Aigle, capital Aigle
- Broye-Vully, capital Payerne
- Gros-de-Vaud, capital Echallens
- Jura-Nord vaudois, capital Yverdon-les-Bains
- Lausanne, capital Lausanne
- Lavaux-Oron, capital Cully
- Morges, capital Morges
- Nyon, capital Nyon
- Ouest lausannois, capital Renens
- Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut, capital Vevey
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Images for kids
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Roman column in Nyon
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uilt by the Bishop of ausanne during the 15th century, Château Saint-Maire has been the seat of the cantonal government since 1803
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Vevey, Lake Geneva, and the Swiss Alps
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Montreux and Lake Geneva
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The room of the Grand Council of Vaud, the parliament of the canton of Vaud
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Districts of canton of Vaud
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Lausanne, capital and largest city in Vaud
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Lavaux vineyards above Lake Geneva
See also
In Spanish: Cantón de Vaud para niños
