Vaud facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Canton de Vaud
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| Capital | Lausanne | |
| Largest City | Lausanne | |
| Subdivisions | 339 municipalities, 10 districts | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,212 km2 (1,240 sq mi) | |
| Highest point | 3,210 m (10,531 ft) - Diablerets | |
| Lowest point | 372 m (1,220 ft) - Lake Leman | |
| Joined | 1803 | |
| Abbreviation | VD | |
| Languages | French | |
| Website | VD.ch | |
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Map of Vaud
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Vaud is a beautiful canton (like a state or region) in Switzerland. It shares borders with several other cantons. These include Geneva, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, Berne, and Valais.
The main city and capital of Vaud is Lausanne. Around 790,000 people live in the canton of Vaud. About 138,000 of these people live in Lausanne. Most people in Vaud, about 82%, speak French as their main language.
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How Vaud is Organized: Districts
The canton of Vaud is divided into smaller areas called districts. These districts help manage the region. The way these districts are set up has changed over time.
Vaud's Districts Before 2008
From 1803 until 2007, the canton of Vaud had 19 districts. Each district had its own main town, called a capital.
- Aigle, with its capital Aigle
- Aubonne, with its capital Aubonne
- Avenches, with its capital Avenches
- Cossonay, with its capital Cossonay
- Echallens, with its capital Echallens
- Grandson, with its capital Grandson
- Lausanne, with its capital Lausanne
- Lavaux, with its capital Cully
- Morges, with its capital Morges
- Moudon, with its capital Moudon
- Nyon, with its capital Nyon
- Orbe, with its capital Orbe
- Oron, with its capital Oron
- Payerne, with its capital Payerne
- Pays-d'Enhaut, with its capital Château-d'Œx
- Rolle, with its capital Rolle
- La Vallée, with its capital Le Sentier
- Vevey, with its capital Vevey
- Yverdon, with its capital Yverdon-les-Bains
Vaud's Districts Since 2008
Since 2008, the canton of Vaud has been reorganized. Now, there are only 10 districts. This change helps to make the local government more efficient.
- Aigle, with its capital Aigle
- Broye-Vully, with its capital Payerne
- Gros-de-Vaud, with its capital Echallens
- Jura-Nord vaudois, with its capital Yverdon-les-Bains
- Lausanne, with its capital Lausanne
- Lavaux-Oron, with its capital Cully
- Morges, with its capital Morges
- Nyon, with its capital Nyon
- Ouest lausannois, with its capital Renens
- Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut, with its capital Vevey
Images for kids
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Roman column in Nyon
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Built by the Bishop of Lausanne during the 15th century, Château Saint-Maire has been the seat of the cantonal government since 1803
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Vevey, Lake Geneva, and the Swiss Alps
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Montreux and Lake Geneva
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The room of the Grand Council of Vaud, the parliament of the canton of Vaud
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Districts of canton of Vaud
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Lausanne, capital and largest city in Vaud
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Lavaux vineyards above Lake Geneva
See also
In Spanish: Cantón de Vaud para niños
