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Vaud

Canton

Canton of Switzerland.

EuropeCapital: LausanneLanguage: French
Population
855K
Metros tracked
3
1.3M in metros (151%)
Composite score
44.0
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Canton
At a glance
Established
1803
Area
3,212 km²
Population density
266 /km²
Highest point
Les Diablerets summit (3,216 m (10,551 ft))
Legislature
Grand Council of Vaud
Rank in Switzerland
2nd of 26 by composite score
Area rank
4th of 26 by area
Largest tracked metro
Geneva

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Vaud metro footprint

3 metros
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

3 tracked metros

#130Geneva
23.1
639KMajor Metro
#141Lausanne★ Capital
20.6
553KMajor Metro
#2507Yverdon-les-Bains
0.3
97KLocal Metro