Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Switzerland. It has a population of about 140,000 people. The city is the capital of the district Lausanne. It is also the capital of the canton of Vaud. Lausanne is the fourth biggest city of Switzerland. The syndic of Lausanne (syndic is the French word for mayor in the canton of Vaud) is Grégoire Junod, from the Socialist Party, since 2016.
Cathedral Notre-Dame of Lausanne
Lausanne | |
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 Aerial view of Lausanne | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lausanne | |
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| Coordinates: 46°31.19′N 6°38.01′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Lausanne |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Municipalité with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Syndic (list) Grégoire Junod SPS/PSS (as of 2016) |
| • Parliament | Conseil communal with 100 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.37 km2 (15.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Jorat) | 929.4 m (3,049.2 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Lake Léman) | 372 m (1,220 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 139,111 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | French: Lausannois(e) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1000–1018 |
| SFOS number | 5586 |
| Localities | Le Chalet-à-Gobet, Montblesson, Montheron, Ouchy, Vernand-Dessous, Vernand-Dessus, Vers-chez-les-Blanc |
| Surrounded by | Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Ecublens, Epalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), Maxilly-sur-Léman (FR-74), Montpreveyres, Morrens, Neuvecelle (FR-74), Prilly, Pully, Renens, Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Saint-Sulpice, Savigny |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
References
- "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lausanne.
- Official website (in French)
Capitals of Swiss cantons | |||
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 | Aarau (Aargau) - Altdorf (Uri) - Appenzell (Appenzell Innerrhoden) - Basel (Basel-City) - Bellinzona (Ticino) - Bern (Bern) - Chur (Graubünden) - Delémont (Jura) - Frauenfeld (Thurgau) - Fribourg (Fribourg) - Geneva (Geneva) - Glarus (Glarus) - Herisau/Trogen (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) - Lausanne (Vaud) - Liestal (Basel-Land) - Lucerne (Lucerne) - Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel) - St. Gallen (St. Gallen) - Sarnen (Obwalden) - Schaffhausen (Schaffhausen) - Schwyz (Schwyz) - Sion (Valais) - Solothurn (Solothurn) - Stans (Nidwalden) - Zug (Zug) - Zürich (Zürich) | | |
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