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 | |
|---|---|
 Coat airms | |
 Location in Swisserland | |
Cairt o Vaud  | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°33′E / 46.617°N 6.550°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 6°33′E / 46.617°N 6.550°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)[2] | |
| • 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
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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
eeditThare are 376 municipalities in the canton.
References
eedit- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 30 August 2016
Freemit airtins
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Vaud. |
- Cantonal govrenment (in French)
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