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Vaud Waadt ( German )
Canton
Canton of Vaud Canton de Vaud    ( French )
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Liberte et patrie ("Freedom and fatherland")
Anthem: Hymne vaudois ("The Vaudese Anthem")
Location in Switzerland Map of Vaud
Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°33′E  /  46.617°N 6.550°E  / 46.617; 6.550
Capital and largest city	Lausanne
Subdivisions	339 municipalities , 10 districts
Government
?  Executive	Conseil d’Etat (7)
?  Legislative	Grand Council (150)
Area [1]
? Total	3,211.94 km 2 (1,240.14 sq mi)
Population   (December 2020) [2]
? Total	814,762
? Density	250/km 2 (660/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CH-VD
Highest point	3,210 m (10,531 ft): Diablerets
Lowest point	372 m (1,220 ft): Lake Leman
Joined	1803
Languages	French
Website	www .vd .ch

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.

Districts [ change | change source ]

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

References [ change | change source ]

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