Lausanne
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Lausanne
Summary
Lausanne is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Lausanne ranks in the top 0.21% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,192 views/month, #4 of 1,875).[2]
Key Facts
- Lausanne received the European City of the Reformation[3].
- Lausanne is located in Lausanne District[4].
- Lausanne is in the country of Switzerland[5].
- Lausanne is on the body of water Flon[6].
- Lausanne is on the body of water Lake Geneva[7].
- Lausanne is on the body of water Talent[8].
- Lausanne's head of government is recorded as Grégoire Junod[9].
- Lausanne's image is recorded as Lausanne img 0585.jpg[10].
- Lausanne's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[11].
- Lausanne's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland[12].
- Lausanne's instance of is recorded as college town[13].
- Lausanne's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland[14].
- Lausanne's instance of is recorded as big city[15].
- Lausanne's official language is recorded as French[16].
- Lausanne's flag image is recorded as CHE Lausanne Flag.svg[17].
- Lausanne's shares border with is recorded as Bottens[18].
- Lausanne's shares border with is recorded as Bretigny-sur-Morrens[19].
- Lausanne's shares border with is recorded as Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne[20].
- Lausanne's shares border with is recorded as Crissier[21].
- Lausanne's shares border with is recorded as Ecublens[22].
- Lausanne's shares border with is recorded as Epalinges[23].
- Lausanne's shares border with is recorded as Froideville[24].
- Lausanne's shares border with is recorded as Jouxtens-Mézery[25].
- Lausanne's shares border with is recorded as Le Mont-sur-Lausanne[26].
- Lausanne's shares border with is recorded as Morrens[27].
Body
Geography
Lausanne is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Lausanne is located in Lausanne District[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Flon[6], a river[28], in Switzerland[29]; Lake Geneva[7], a glacial lake[30], in Switzerland[31]; and Talent[8], a river[32], in Switzerland[33]. Lausanne's part of is recorded as Métropole lémanique[34].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland[11], cantonal capital of Switzerland[12], college town[13], city of Switzerland[14], and big city[15].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Lausanne include Lausanne Covenant[35], a manifesto[36], written by John Stott[37]; Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization[38], a nonprofit organization[39], in United States[40], founded in 1974[41], headquartered in Orlando[42]; and Lausanne-La Blécherette airfield[43], an airport[44], in Switzerland[45], founded in 1919[46].
Why It Matters
Lausanne ranks in the top 0.21% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,192 views/month, #4 of 1,875).[2] Lausanne has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Lausanne is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Lausanne include Lausanne Covenant[35], a manifesto[36], written by John Stott[37]; Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization[38], a nonprofit organization[39], in United States[40], founded in 1974[41], headquartered in Orlando[42]; and Lausanne-La Blécherette airfield[43], an airport[44], in Switzerland[45], founded in 1919[46].
FAQs
What awards did Lausanne receive?
Honors received include European City of the Reformation[3].