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Subdivisions Of The Canton Of Vaud
The canton of Vaud is divided into 10 districts. Several districts have been merged. Some districts have been divided into ''cercles'', e.g. Yverdon District was divided into the cercles of Molondin, Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Yverdon and Champvent. There are ca. 400 municipalities in Vaud. Districts The Canton of Vaud is divided into 10 districts: *Aigle with capital Aigle * Broye-Vully with capital Payerne * Gros-de-Vaud with capital Echallens * Jura-North Vaudois with capital Yverdon-les-Bains *Lausanne with capital Lausanne * Lavaux-Oron with capital Bourg-en-Lavaux *Morges with capital Morges *Nyon with capital Nyon * Ouest Lausannois with capital Renens * Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut with capital Vevey Former districts * Aubonne * Avenches * Cossonay * Échallens * Grandson * La Vallée * Lavaux * Moudon * Orbe * Payerne * Pays-d'Enhaut * Rolle * Vevey * Yverdon Yverdon-les-Bains () (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Ancient Rome, Roman era) is a municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Vaud
Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green bicolour. Vaud is the third-largest Swiss canton by population and fourth by size. It is located in Romandy, the partially French-speaking western part of the country, and borders the canton of Neuchâtel to the north, the cantons of Fribourg and Bern to the east, the canton of Valais to the south, the canton of Geneva to the south-west, and France to the west. The geography of the canton includes all three natural regions of Switzerland: the Jura Mountains, the Swiss Plateau, and the (Swiss) Alps. It also includes some of the largest lakes of the country: Lake Geneva and Lake Neuchâtel. It is a major tourist destination, renowned for its landscapes and gastronomy. The largest city is Lausanne, followed by Yverdon-les-Bains and Montreu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lausanne
Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located (as the crow flies) northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city. The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland convenes in Lausanne, although it is not the ''de jure'' capital of the nation. The municipality of Lausanne has a population of about 140,000, making it the List of cities in Switzerland, fourth largest city in Switzerland after Basel, Geneva, and Zurich, with the entire agglomeration area having about 420,000 inhabitants (as of January 2019). The metropolitan area of Lausanne-Geneva (including Vevey-Montreux, Yverdon-les-Bains, Valais and foreign parts), commonly designated as ''Lake Geneva region, Arc lémanique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenches District
Avenches District is a former district of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Avenches. It was dissolved on 31 August 2006 and all the municipalities joined the new Broye-Vully District.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 The following municipalities are located in the district: * * Bellerive * Chabrey * |
Aubonne District
Aubonne District was a former district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Aubonne until January 1, 2008. The municipalities are now part of the district of Morges, except Longirod, Marchissy and Saint-George which are now part of the district of Nyon.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 The following municipalities were located in the district: * * Aubonne * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vevey
Vevey (; ; ) is a town in Switzerland in the Vaud, canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Leman, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used. It was the seat of the Vevey (district), district of the same name until 2006, and is now part of the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District. It is part of the French-speaking area of Switzerland. Vevey is home to the world headquarters of the international food and beverage company Nestlé, founded here in 1867. Milk chocolate was invented in Vevey by Daniel Peter in 1875, with the aid of Henri Nestlé. The English actor and comedian Charlie Chaplin resided in Vevey from 1952 until his death in 1977. History A piloti settlement existed here as early as the 2nd millennium BC. Under ancient Rome, Rome, it was known as Viviscus or ''Vibiscum''. It was mentioned for the first time by the ancient Greek astronomer and philosopher Ptolemy, who gave it the name Ouikos. In the Middle Ages it was a station on the Via Francigena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District
Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District is a district in the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Vaud. Geography Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut has an area, , of . Of this area, or 39.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 11.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Demographics Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut has a population () of . In there were 484 live births to Swiss citizens and 297 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 654 deaths of Swiss citizens and 95 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens dec ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renens
Renens () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located in the district of Ouest Lausannois District, Ouest Lausannois, and is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. It is the fourth largest city in the canton. It is considered a very multiethnic town, as more than 50% of the inhabitants are resident foreign nationals from about a hundred different countries. History Renens is first mentioned around 888-896 as ''in villa Runingis''. Neolithic tombs (near Bourdonnette) and a necropolis from the High Middle Ages (near Caudrey) have been discovered in the town. In the Middle Ages Renens was owned by the cathedral chapter of Lausanne which created a prebendary, prebend there between 1233 and 1303. In 1555 Claude de Praroman exchanged his old Vuarrens prebend with Bern against that of Renens for which he obtained the lordship rights. The house he already owned at 'En Plait' becomes his castle (Chateau de Renens). Lausanne bought the seig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouest Lausannois District
Ouest Lausannois District is a districts of Switzerland, district in the cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district is Renens. Geography Ouest Lausannois has an area, , of . Of this area, or 24.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 61.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010. Demographics Ouest Lausannois has a population () of . In there were 397 live births to Swiss citizens and 430 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 362 deaths of Swiss citizens and 75 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyon
Nyon (; historically German language, German: or and Italian language, Italian: , ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Nyon District in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Léman, Lake Geneva and is the seat of Nyon District. The town has () a population of and is famous in the sporting world for being the headquarters of the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the European Club Association (ECA). It is connected to the rest of Switzerland by way of the Route Suisse, the A1 motorway (Switzerland), A1 Motorway and the railways of the ''Arc Lémanique''. Name Nyon derives from one of the names used by the ancient Rome, Romans for the town, ''Noviodunum (Switzerland), Noviodunum'' or ''Noiodunum''. Other names for the town, particularly of colonies pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyon District
Nyon District is a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district is the city of Nyon. Geography Nyon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 42.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.5% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Demographics Nyon has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French language, French (47,010 or 75.9%), with English language, English being second most common (4,462 or 7.2%) and German language, German being third (4,361 or 7.0%). There are 1,386 people who speak Italian language, Italian and 33 people ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morges
Morges (; , Plurale tantum, plural, probably Ablative (Latin), ablative, else dative; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud and the seat of the Morges District, district of Morges. It is located on Lake Geneva, west of Lausanne. History Morges is first mentioned in 1288 as ''Morgia''. It was known by its German language, German name ''Morsee'' though that name is no longer used. Prehistory There were several prehistoric settlements along what is now the Morges lakefront. The largest and best known, ''Grande-Cité'', was occupied in the late Bronze Age. One of the wooden objects at Grande-Cité has been dendrochronology, dendrochronologically dated to 1031 BC. Many of the stilts and building structures have been preserved in situ. A dugout of oak was discovered near the settlement and in 1877 half of it was recovered and placed in the Musée d'histoire et d'art in Geneva. About a hundred meters (yards) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
