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Lausanne

Lausanne (/loʊˈzæn/ loh-ZAN, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}US also /loʊˈzɑːn/ loh-ZAHN; French: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in…

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Canton
Vaud
Country
Switzerland
Demonym
French: Lausannois(e)
District
Lausanne
Elevation (Cité)
526 m (1,726 ft)
Highest elevation (Montagne du Château)
935 m (3,068 ft)

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Edges441
Triples613
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Density0.004525
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Lausanne

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related to Heritage sites of national significance · 100
Lausanne → Additionally, Administration Building, André, Apartment, Applied Arts, Archeological, Archives, Avenue, Banque Vaudoise, Beau-Rivage Palace, Beaulieu Castle, Bellerive, Bibliothèque, Bishop, Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Cabinet, Cantonal Botanical Museum, Cantonal Museum, Casino, CGN
related to history · 43
Lausanne → AD, Bishop, By, Byron, Celtic, County, During, Edward Gibbon, Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, European, From, In, Italians, Lausanna, Lausodunon, Lausonio, Leman, Losanna, Lousanna
related to Government · 37
Lausanne → Any, April, As, City, Communal Council, Directoral, French, Green Party, In, It, June, L'Hôtel, Lausanne's Municipality, Les Libéraux-Radicaux, Majorz, March, May, Municipality, Municipalité, One
related to Public service, the military and the church · 35
Lausanne → André Chevallaz, Bergier, Biéler DSO MBE, British, Brélaz, Church, CSI, DunsterforceBaron Carl Gustaf Emil, Finnish, François Bergier, Frédéric Buscarlet, General Lionel Dunsterville CB, Grand Council, Lausanne CathedralMarguerite Narbel, Louis Constant, Mannerheim, Mayor, Montmollin, National CouncilCassandre Berdoz, Pascal Delamuraz
related to Royalty, nobility, and the landed gentry · 35
Lausanne → American, Battenberg, Calabria, Carlos, Christoph, Denmark, Duke, European, Fürstenberg, Georgian, Greece, Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Imperial Household, King, King Alfonso XIIIAlexandra Tegleva, King Michael, MaltaBhumibol Adulyadej, Margareta, Order, Queen
related to Museums · 32
Lausanne → Applied Arts, Archeology, ArchizoomMusée BoloOlympic Museum, Cabinet, Cantonal Botanical Museum, Cantonal Museum, Collection, Contemporary Design, Espace, Espace Arlaud, Fine Arts, Fondation Claude Verdan, Gardens, Geology, Géologie, Hand, Hermitage, Hermitage Foundation, History, Jeunesse
related to Parliament · 28
Lausanne → Any, April, Communal Council, Conseil, Ensemble, Gauche, Hôtel, It, Les Verts, Municipality, Palud, PES, Place, PLR, POP, PS, Since, Sol, Swiss, Switzerland
related to Tertiary education · 26
Lausanne → AISTS, BSL, Business, Business School Lausanne, CHUV, ECAL, Economics, EHL, EPFL, Faculty, HEC Lausanne, IDHEAP, IMD, International Academy, International Institute, LausanneUniversity Hospital, Management Development, NationsPepperdine University, Public Administration, Sports Science
related to Membership of the Swiss Federation · 24
Lausanne → After, Antoine Court, April, Benjamin Du Plan, Bern, Bernese, By, During, Edict, France, French Huguenots, Geneva, In, It, Montauban, Nantes, Napoleonic Wars, Official, Protestant, Roman Catholic
related to Transport · 22
Lausanne → Additional, Bercher, CGN, Compagnie Générale, Echallens, Further, Lake Geneva, Lausanne-Flon, LEB, Léman, M2, National, Navigation, October, Paris Métro Line, RER Vaud, Ships, Swiss Federal Railways, Switzerland, The

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LausanneCantonVaud1.00infobox
LausanneCountrySwitzerland1.00infobox
LausanneDemonymFrench: Lausannois(e)1.00infobox
LausanneDistrictLausanne1.00infobox
LausanneElevation (Cité)526 m (1,726 ft)1.00infobox
LausanneHighest elevation (Montagne du Château)935 m (3,068 ft)1.00infobox
LausanneISO 3166 codeCH-VD1.00infobox
LausanneLocalitiesLe Chalet-à-Gobet, Montblesson, Montheron, Ouchy, Vernand-Dessous, Vernand-Dessus, Vers-chez-les-Blanc1.00infobox
LausanneLowest elevation (Lake Léman)372 m (1,220 ft)1.00infobox
LausannePostal codes1000 (in general), 1003–1007, 1010–1012, 1000 Lausanne 25–27, 1052 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne (partly), 1053 Cugy VD (partly), 1032 Crissier (partly), 1032 Romanel-sur-Lausanne (partl…1.00infobox
LausanneSFOS number55861.00infobox
LausanneSurrounded byBottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-…1.00infobox
LausanneTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)1.00infobox
LausanneWebsitehttps://www.lausanne.ch/ Profile (in French), SFSO statistics1.00infobox
Lausanne• Density3,501/km2 (9,068/sq mi)1.00infobox
Lausanne• ExecutiveMunicipalité with 7 members1.00infobox
Lausanne• MayorSyndic (list) Grégoire Junod SPS/PSS (as of 2016)1.00infobox
Lausanne• ParliamentConseil communal with 100 members1.00infobox
Lausanne• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)1.00infobox
Lausanne• Total41.38 km2 (15.98 sq mi)1.00infobox
Lausanne• Total144,8731.00infobox
Lausanneis asmallest city in the world to have a rapid transit system0.90text

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