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Vaud
is a
canton
of
Switzerland
. It borders the cantons of
Geneva
,
Neuchatel
,
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.
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
Chateau-d'Œx
- Rolle
, capital
Rolle
- La Vallee
, 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