Vaud (/voʊ/ VOH; French: (Canton de) Vaud, pronounced [kɑ̃tɔ̃ də vo]), more formally the Canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation...
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There are 300 municipalities in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, (as of January 2022[update]). Vaud is the canton with the 2nd most municipalities (after...
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Engineering and Management Vaud (abbrev. HEIG-VD, in the official French form Haute Ecole d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud) is a public university...
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Chillon Castle (redirect from Chateau de chillon)
Castle (French: Château de Chillon) is an island medieval castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated at the...
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of a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, corresponding to the territory of modern Vaud. A former subject territory of Bern, Vaud had been...
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Papet Vaudois (category Canton of Vaud)
Vaudois (French: Papet vaudois or simply Papet, "Vaud papet") is a dish originating in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It essentially consists of leeks and potatoes...
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State of the Canton of Vaud (French: Conseil d'État du Canton de Vaud) is the executive organ of the Canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a seven-member...
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Lausanne (redirect from Lausanne (Vaud))
[lɔˈzəna] ) is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway...
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Romance-speaking cantons in particular: Geneva (formally République et canton de Genève, 'Republic and canton of Geneva'), Jura, Neuchâtel, Valais, Vaud and Ticino...
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The Grand Council of Vaud (French: Grand Conseil de Vaud) is the legislature of the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a unicameral legislature...
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Pully (redirect from Pully, Canton de Vaud)
Pully (French: [pyji]) is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is one of the eastern suburbs...
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canton is bounded to the west by Lake Neuchâtel, to the west and the south by the canton of Vaud, and to the east by the canton of Bern. The canton includes...
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Vaud immigration attorney, who was the former head of the Cantonial Office of Foreigners (French: l'Office cantonal des étrangers du canton de Vaud)...
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pronunciation: [apl]) is a former municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. On 1 July 2021 the former municipalities of Apples, Cottens...
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University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (redirect from Haute Ecole de Gestion)
et de gestion du canton de Vaud (HEIG-VD) École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL) Haute école de la santé - La Source Haute école de la santé Vaud (HESAV)...
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pronunciation: [vilnœv] ; Arpitan: Velanôva) is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. As of December 2018...
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Lausanne Marathon is one of the largest annual sporting events of the Canton de Vaud,[citation needed] and attracts up to 2,500 tourists each year. The first...
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Church of the Canton of Vaud (or in French the Église évangélique réformée du canton de Vaud) is a Reformed cantonal state church in Vaud.[citation needed]...
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Francesco Mondada (category École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne alumni)
Register of Canton de Vaud, data about K-Team SA, see cancellations for the history Official Trade and Companies Register of Canton de Vaud, data about...
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its main river. Within the country, the canton borders Vaud to the east, the only adjacent canton. However, most of Geneva's border is with France, specifically...
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Mex is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Gros-de-Vaud. Mex is first mentioned in 1154 as Mais. Mex has an...
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Montreux (redirect from Montreux (Vaud))
of the Alps. It belongs to the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district in the canton of Vaud, having a population of approximately 26,500, with about 85,000 in the...
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The Gros-de-Vaud is an area of the Swiss canton of Vaud. The Gros-de-Vaud lies between the cities of Lausanne and Yverdon on the North-South direction...
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the canton of Vaud, and considered of public interest. It was the second of its kind in Switzerland. In total, the regional hospitals of the canton of...
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Forel is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. The oldest document mentioning the area around Forel (Lavaux)...
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Roche is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. Roche is first mentioned in 1177 as Rochi. Roche has an...
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west lie the cantons of Neuchâtel, Fribourg, and Vaud. To the south lies the cantons of Valais. East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden...
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Philippe Sylvestre Dufour (born Manosque 1622, died Vevey (Canton de Vaud) 1687) was a French Protestant apothecary, banker, collector, and author based...
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Romandy (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
Geneva, connecting Geneva, Vaud, and the Lower Valais. French is the sole official language in four Swiss cantons: Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Jura. Additionally...
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Hôtel des Alpes-Grand Hôtel (category Buildings and structures in the canton of Vaud)
2012). "La collection de l'Audiorama est en grand péril". 24 Heures. "L'inventaire édité par la confédération suisse, canton de Vaud" (PDF). Archived from...
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