Lausanne

Lausanne
Lausanne
	Aerial view of Lausanne
	Coat of arms
	Location of Lausanne
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	Coordinates: 46°31.19′N 6°38.01′E / 46.51983°N 6.63350°ECoordinates: 46°31.19′N 6°38.01′E / 46.51983°N 6.63350°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Lausanne
Government
• Executive	Municipalité ; with 7 members
• Mayor	Syndic (list); Grégoire Junod SPS/PSS; (as of 2016)
• Parliament	Conseil communal ; with 100 members
Area
• Total	41.37 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
Elevation	495 m (1,624 ft)
Highest elevation (Jorat)	929.4 m (3,049.2 ft)
Lowest elevation (Lake Léman)	372 m (1,220 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)
• Total	139,111
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	French: Lausannois(e)
Postal code	1000–1018
SFOS number	5586
Localities	Le Chalet-à-Gobet, Montblesson, Montheron, Ouchy, Vernand-Dessous, Vernand-Dessus, Vers-chez-les-Blanc
Surrounded by	Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Ecublens, Epalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), Maxilly-sur-Léman (FR-74), Montpreveyres, Morrens, Neuvecelle (FR-74), Prilly, Pully, Renens, Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Saint-Sulpice, Savigny
Website	www.lausanne.ch ; Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Lausanne is a city in Switzerland. It has a population of about 140,000 people. The city is the capital of the district Lausanne. It is also the capital of the canton of Vaud. Lausanne is the fourth biggest city of Switzerland. The syndic of Lausanne (syndic is the French word for mayor in the canton of Vaud) is Grégoire Junod, from the Socialist Party, since 2016.