Canton of Vaud

Summary

Canton of Vaud is a canton of Switzerland^[1]. It draws 2,320 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_switzerland category, ranking #4 of 28).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canton of Vaud is located in Switzerland^[3].
• Canton of Vaud is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Canton of Vaud's instance of is recorded as canton of Switzerland^[5].
• Canton of Vaud's capital is recorded as Lausanne^[6].
• Canton of Vaud's official language is recorded as French^[7].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Neuchâtel^[8].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Fribourg^[9].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Berne^[10].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Valais^[11].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Canton of Geneva^[12].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Ain^[13].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Jura^[14].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Doubs^[15].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Haute-Savoie^[16].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes^[17].
• Canton of Vaud's shares border with is recorded as Bourgogne-Franche-Comté^[18].
• Canton of Vaud's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aigle District^[19].
• Canton of Vaud's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Broye-Vully District^[20].
• Canton of Vaud's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gros-de-Vaud District^[21].
• Canton of Vaud's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jura-Nord vaudois District^[22].
• Canton of Vaud's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lausanne District^[23].
• Canton of Vaud's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lavaux-Oron District^[24].
• Canton of Vaud's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Morges District^[25].
• Canton of Vaud's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nyon District^[26].
• Canton of Vaud's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ouest Lausannois District^[27].

Body

Geography

Canton of Vaud is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. It is located in Switzerland^[3]. Part of include Romandy^[28], a region^[29], in Switzerland^[30] and Lake Geneva region^[31], a greater region of Switzerland^[32], in Switzerland^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+799145'}^[34] and {'amount': '+845870'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Canton of Vaud's instance of is recorded as canton of Switzerland^[5].

History and Context

1803 marks the founding of Canton of Vaud^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Canton of Vaud include papet Vaudois^[37].

Why It Matters

Canton of Vaud draws 2,320 Wikipedia views per month (canton_of_switzerland category, ranking #4 of 28).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include papet Vaudois^[37].