Canton de Vaud, Vaud
Canton de Vaud: canton of Switzerland
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Canton de Vaud at a glance
Canton de Vaud currently has 42 quality-checked populated place pages and 25 county pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
42
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County pages
25
Open related pagesLargest city
LausannePopulation 139,111
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Quick Facts about Canton de Vaud
| Country | Switzerland |
| State | Vaud (Switzerland) |
| Twitter username | EtatdeVaud |
| Plate code | VD |
| Area | 3212 km2 |
| Official name | Vaud |
| Annual number of weddings | 3824, 4300, 3289, 3423, 3552, 3884, 3661, 3470, 3140, 3500, 3678, 3726, 2645, 3543, 3655, 2802, 3740, 3662, 3756, 3813, 3271, 3458, 2903, 2618, 2642, 3604, 3701, 4071, 2962, 3964, 3787, 3952, 3612, 3089, 2688, 4081, 3708, 2740, 3454, 2581, 3986, 3562, 3425, 3324, 3022, 3757, 3705, 3609, 3724 |
| Latitude & Longitude | 46.6667,6.5000 |
| Legislative body | Grand Council of Vaud |
| Official language | French |
| Altitude | 1,624 feet / 495 meters |
| Capital | Lausanne |
| Establishment | January 01, 1803 (223 years ago) |
| Time Zone | UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Local time | 01:26:21 (16th April 2026) |
Geography
Canton de Vaud is located at 46°40'0"N 6°30'0"E (46.6666667, 6.5). It has 9 neighbors: Canton du Valais, Canton de Neuchatel, Canton de Geneve, Canton de Fribourg, Kanton Bern, Departement du Jura, Departement du Doubs, Region Auvergne and Departement de l Ain.
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The largest city of Canton de Vaud is Vevey with a population of 19,891. Other cities include and Morges population 15,705. See all Canton de Vaud cities & populated places.
- Broye-Vully District
- Jura-Nord vaudois District
- Nyon District
- Morges District
- Gros-de-Vaud District
- Ouest Lausannois District
- Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District
- Lavaux-Oron District
- Aigle District
- Lausanne District