Vaud

Vaud
—  Canton of Switzerland  —
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°33′E
Capital	Lausanne
Subdivisions	382 municipalities, 19 districts
Government
• Executive	Conseil d'Etat (7)
• Legislative	Grand Conseil (150)
Area
• Total	3,212 km2 (1,240 sq mi)
Area rank	4th
Population (2004)
• Total	657,700
• Rank	3rd
• Density	204.76/km2 (530.33/sq mi)
Highest point	3,210 m (10,531 ft) - Les Diablerets
Joined	1803
Abbreviation	VD
Languages	French
Website	VD.ch
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Vaud is a canton of Switzerland. It borders the cantons of Geneva, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, Berne and Valais (west to east). The capital city is Lausanne. About 650,000 people live in the canton. Of these, about 125,000 live in Lausanne. About 82% of the population speak French as their first language.

Districts

Since 1803, the canton of Vaud has been 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 Château-d'Œx
• Rolle, capital Rolle
• La Vallée, capital Le Sentier
• Vevey, capital Vevey
• Yverdon, capital Yverdon-les-Bains

Cantons of Switzerland

Aargau  · Appenzell Innerrhoden  · Appenzell Ausserrhoden  · Basel-Stadt  · Basel-Landschaft  · Bern  · Fribourg  · Geneva  · Glarus  · Graubünden  · Jura  · Lucerne  · Neuchâtel  · Nidwalden  · Obwalden  · Schaffhausen  · Schwyz  · Solothurn  · St. Gallen  · Thurgau  · Ticino  · Uri  · Valais  · Vaud  · Zug  · Zürich