Vaud, Switzerland
Facts and figures on Vaud at a glance
Region name: Vaud (Canton de Vaud)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 822,968 people
Country: Switzerland
Continent: Europe
The regional headquarters of Vaud (Canton de Vaud) is located in the regional capital Lausanne (Lausanne) with a population of 139,111 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Vaud's regional capital Lausanne to Switzerland's capital Bern (Bern) is approximately 79 km (49 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Vaud Canton de Vaud | 822,968 people | Lausanne Lausanne | 139,111 people |
Compare with other regions in Switzerland.
Map of Vaud
Information on Vaud
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Vaud Canton de Vaud | Lausanne Lausanne | 10 | Switzerland | Europe |
Time in Vaud
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 7:38am (07:38h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 6:38am (06:38h) | GMT UTC +2.0 | Europe/Zurich |
Geographic coordinates of Vaud
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 46°37'00.2"N (46.6167100°) | 6°38'41.9"E (6.6449600°) |
Subregions in Vaud
There are 10 administrative subregions in Vaud.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Aigle District Aigle District | 1. | 46,253 | Aigle Aigle | 7,723 |
Broye-Vully District Broye-Vully District | 2. | 44,552 | Payerne Payerne | 7,655 |
Gros-de-Vaud District Gros-de-Vaud District | 3. | 46,421 | Echallens Echallens | 4,972 |
Jura-Nord vaudois District Jura-Nord vaudois District | 4. | 93,134 | Yverdon-les-Bains Yverdon-les-Bains | 23,702 |
Lausanne District Lausanne District | 5. | 168,127 | Lausanne Lausanne | 139,111 |
Lavaux-Oron District Lavaux-Oron District | 6. | 63,446 | Cully Cully | 1,793 |
Morges District Morges District | 7. | 84,533 | Morges Morges | 14,117 |
Nyon District Nyon District | 8. | 103,305 | Nyon Nyon | 16,797 |
Ouest Lausannois District Ouest Lausannois District | 9. | 79,015 | Renens Renens | 17,811 |
Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District | 10. | 85,976 | Vevey Vevey | 15,812 |