Vaud
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Vaud is a canton of Switzerland. It borders the cantons of Geneva, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, Berne and Valais (west to east). The capital city is Lausanne. About 790,000 people live in the canton. Of these, about 138,000 live in Lausanne. About 82% of the population speak French as their first language.
Districts
Between 1803 and 2007, the canton of Vaud was formed out of 19 districts:
- Aigle, capital Aigle
- Aubonne, capital Aubonne
- Avenches, capital Avenches
- Cossonay, capital Cossonay
- Echallens, capital Echallens
- Grandson, capital Grandson
- Lausanne, capital Lausanne
- Lavaux, capital Cully
- Morges, capital Morges
- Moudon, capital Moudon
- Nyon, capital Nyon
- Orbe, capital Orbe
- Oron, capital Oron
- Payerne, capital Payerne
- Pays-d’Enhaut, capital Château-d’Œx
- Rolle, capital Rolle
- La Vallée, capital Le Sentier
- Vevey, capital Vevey
- Yverdon, capital Yverdon-les-Bains But since 2008, there is only 10 districts.
- Aigle, capital Aigle
- Broye-Vully, capital Payerne
- Gros-de-Vaud, capital Echallens
- Jura-Nord vaudois, capital Yverdon-les-Bains
- Lausanne, capital Lausanne
- Lavaux-Oron, capital Cully
- Morges, capital Morges
- Nyon, capital Nyon
- Ouest lausannois, capital Renens
- Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut, capital Vevey
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