Lausanne
Sign in to savethumb|Logo of the city of Lausanne Lausanne ( , , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, it is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located (as the crow flies) northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city. The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland convenes in Lausanne, although it is not the de jure capital of the nation.
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Lausanne is the largest city in Switzerland's French-speaking canton of Vaud, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva between the Jura Mountains and the Alps. It serves as the home of the International Olympic Committee and hosts Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court, making it an important center for both international sports governance and Swiss law.
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Key facts
- Switzerland municipality.list_of_mayors
- List of mayors of Lausanne
- Switzerland municipality.highest
- Montagne du Château
- Switzerland municipality.highest_m
- 935
- Switzerland municipality.lowest
- Lake Léman
- Switzerland municipality.lowest_m
- 372
- Switzerland municipality.mayor
- Grégoire Junod
- Switzerland municipality.mayor_asof
- 2016
- Switzerland municipality.mayor_party
- PS
- Switzerland municipality.parliament_number_of_members
- 100
- Switzerland municipality.executive_number_of_members
- 7
- Switzerland municipality.places
- Le Chalet-à-Gobet, Montblesson, Montheron, Ouchy, Vernand-Dessous, Vernand-Dessus, Vers-chez-les-Blanc
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- Parliament
- Elections
- National Council
- Twin towns and sister cities
- Demographics
- Historic population
- Religion
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- Transport
- Economy
- Education
- Libraries
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- Primary and secondary schools
- Culture and arts
- Heritage sites of national significance
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- Notable people
- Public service, the military and the church
- Science and architecture
- Writing
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- Royalty, nobility, and the landed gentry
- Business
- Sport
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thumb|Logo of the city of Lausanne Lausanne ( , , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, it is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located (as the crow flies) northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city. The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland convenes in Lausanne, although it is not the de jure capital of the nation.
The municipality of Lausanne has a population of about 150,000, making it the fourth largest city in Switzerland after Basel, Geneva, and Zurich, with the entire agglomeration area having about 420,000 inhabitants (as of January 2019). The metropolitan area of Lausanne-Geneva (including Vevey-Montreux, Yverdon-les-Bains, Valais and foreign parts), commonly designated as Arc lémanique was over 1.3 million inhabitants in 2017 and is the fastest growing in Switzerland.