Vaud

Vaud (French pronunciation: ​[vo]) is ane o the 26 cantons o Swisserland an is locatit in Romandy, the French-speakin soothwastren pairt o the kintra. The caipital is Lausanne. The name o the Canton in Swisserland's ither leids are Vaud in Italian (Italian pronunciation: [vo]), Waadt in German (pronounced [ˈvaːt]), an Vad in Romansh.

Canton de Vaud
Canton o Swisserland
Coat airms
Location in Swisserland
Cairt o Vaud
Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°33′E
Caipital	Lausanne
Subdivisions	339 municipalities, 10 districts
Govrenment
• Executive	Conseil d’État (7)
• Legislative	Grand Cooncil (150)
Area
• Total	3211.94 km2 (1,240.14 sq mi)
Population  (12/2015)
• Total	773,407
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CH-VD
Heichest point	3,210 m (10,531 ft): Diablerets
Lawest point	372 m (1,220 ft): Lake Geneva
Joined	1803
Languages	French
Website	VD.ch

Poleetical subdiveesions

Destricts

Destricts o the Canton o Vaud

The Canton o Vaud is dividit intae 10 destricts:

• Aigle wi caipital Aigle
• Broye-Vully wi caipital Payerne
• Gros-de-Vaud wi caipital Echallens
• Jura-Nord Vaudois wi caipital Yverdon-les-Bains
• Lausanne wi caipital Lausanne
• Lavaux-Oron wi caipital Cully
• Morges wi caipital Morges
• Nyon wi caipital Nyon
• Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut wi caipital Vevey
• Ouest lausannois wi caipital Renens

Municipalities

Main airticle: Municipalities o the canton o Vaud

Thare are 376 municipalities in the canton.

Freemit airtins

• Cantonal govrenment (in French)