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Lausanne

Lausanne (/lˈzæn/, French: [lozan], Italian: Losanna, Romansh: Losanna) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and the capital and biggest city of the canton of Vaud. The city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, or simply Le Léman). It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located 62 kilometres (38.5 miles) northeast of Geneva.

Lausanne has a population (as of November 2015) of 146,372. Making it the fourth largest city in Switzerland, with the entire agglomeration area having 420,000 inhabitants (as of March 2015). The metropolitan area of Lausanne-Geneva (including Vevey-Montreux, Yverdon-les-Bains, and foreign parts) was over 1.2 million inhabitants in 2000.

Lausanne is a focus of international sport, hosting the International Olympic Committee (which recognizes the city as the "Olympic Capital" since 1994), the Court of Arbitration for Sport and some 55 international sport associations. It lies in a noted wine-growing region. The city has a 28-station metro system, making it the smallest city in the world to have a rapid transit system.

Lausanne (disambiguation)

Lausanne is city in Switzerland.

Lausanne may also refer to:

Places

  • Lausanne (district), a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
  • Lausanne Township, Pennsylvania, a township in the U.S.
  • Lausanne Collegiate School, a school in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
  • Lausanne Hall, a dormitory at Willamette University in Oregon, U.S.
  • Conferences

  • Lausanne Congress (1867), the second congress of the International Workingmen's Association
  • Lausanne Congress of Supreme Councils of 1875, a gathering of Scottish Rites Masons
  • Conference of Lausanne, a 1922–1923 conference to replace the Treaty of Sèvres
  • Treaty of Lausanne, a 1923 peace treaty signed in Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Lausanne Conference of 1932, that resulted in an agreement to suspend World War I reparations
  • Lausanne Conference of 1949, convened by the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
  • First International Congress on World Evangelization, a 1974 conference in Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Lausanne Covenant, a Christian religious manifesto produced at the Lausanne Congress
  • Lausanne District

    Lausanne District (French: District de Lausanne) is a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district is the city of Lausanne.

    Geography

    Lausanne has an area, as of 2009, of 65.17 square kilometers (25.16 sq mi). Of this area, 17.79 km2 (6.87 sq mi) or 27.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.13 km2 (7.77 sq mi) or 30.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.1 km2 (10.5 sq mi) or 41.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.09 km2 (22 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.

    Demographics

    Lausanne has a population (as of December 2014) of 158,645.

    Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (159,559 or 79.6%), with German being second most common (8,534 or 4.3%) and Italian being third (7,942 or 4.0%). There are 99 people who speak Romansh.

    Of the population in the district 46,742 or about 23.3% were born in Lausanne and lived there in 2000. There were 43,411 or 21.7% who were born in the same canton, while 34,479 or 17.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 68,966 or 34.4% were born outside of Switzerland.

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    LSGG - Geneva, Switzerland ATC Varied,Talk Switzerland
    UZIC.CH TECHNO-MINIMAL Dance,Electronica Switzerland
    Radio 1 Zürich Adult Contemporary,Adult Switzerland
    Rouge FM (CH) Top 40 Switzerland
    Radio Central News,Oldies Switzerland
    Radio Rottu Oberwallis News,Top 40 Switzerland
    Rock the Blues Blues Switzerland
    Radio Munot Varied,News Switzerland
    Volksmusiknet Easy,Folk,World Europe Switzerland
    1.FM: Country One Country Switzerland
    Radio Frontier 90s,80s,70s,60s,Pop Switzerland
    Yes FM 91.8 Genève 80s,Soft Rock,Pop Switzerland
    Energy Swiss Soft Rock,Pop Switzerland
    1.FM: Classic Country Country Switzerland
    Energy Elektro Electronica Switzerland
    FM1 Gold 90s,80s,70s,60s Switzerland
    Radio Heimatklang Folk Switzerland
    MaXXima Dance,Electronica Switzerland
    1.FM: Absolute TOP 40 Radio Top 40 Switzerland
    Energy German Public Switzerland
    1.FM: Afterbeat Electronica Ambient,Electronica,Adult Switzerland
    Radio LoRa 97.5 Zürich Easy Switzerland
    Traxx R&B R&B Switzerland
    Radio Ouistiti Kids Switzerland
    Radio 24 LIVE Adult Contemporary,Top 40 Switzerland
    Théâtre de l'Oreille Talk Switzerland
    Radio Gwendalyn Indie Rock Switzerland
    Radio Eviva Adult Switzerland
    Traxx Cool Jam Jazz,Easy Switzerland
    Radio Alma Lusa World Switzerland
    Sonata Hellvetica Rock,Classic Rock Switzerland
    Swissradio Opera Classical Switzerland
    Traxx Ambient Ambient Switzerland
    Lounge-Radio.com Jazz,New Age,Electronica Switzerland
    Rouge Latino Latin Hits Switzerland
    sivankovil.ch Bakthi Malargal Indian Switzerland
    Radio-Logos Religious Switzerland
    Traxx Lounge Easy Switzerland
    Traxx Funk R&B Switzerland
    1.FM: Chillout Lounge Varied,Ambient,Electronica Switzerland
    Radio Fićko Folk Switzerland
    Radio Top Two 80s,70s Switzerland
    Framboase Top 40 Switzerland
    Traxx Gold Hits 90s,80s,70s Switzerland
    radioK Pop,Top 40,Kids Switzerland
    Audioasyl Dance,Experimental,Electronica Switzerland
    105 Classics (CH) Oldies Switzerland
    Energy Black Hip Hop,Rap Switzerland
    Radio Freundes-Dienst Christian Switzerland
    Traxx Deluxe Top 40 Switzerland

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