Vaud, more formally the Canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green bicolour.
Grandson is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is situated on the south-west tip of Lake Neuchâtel, about 25 km north of Lausanne. It was part of the Kingdom of Upper Burgundy until the death of Rudolph III of Burgundy (993-1032), also King of Lower Burgundy, the last in the male line, when it was united with the Holy Roman Empire. On 2 March 1476, during the Burgundian Wars, Charles the Bold was defeated here in the Battle of Grandson.
La Vallée is a former district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, consisting of three municipalities in the Vallée de Joux. The seat of the district was Le Sentier in Le Chenit. La Vallée has been merged into Jura-North Vaudois District.
Orbe District was a district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Épendes is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The Battle of Grandson was fought on 2 March 1476, during the Burgundian Wars, and resulted in a major defeat for Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, at the hands of the Old Swiss Confederacy.
Yverdon District was a district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland until 2006 when it was dissolved. It was divided into the Cercles of Molondin, Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Yverdon and Champvent.
Bonvillars is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Bullet is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Corcelles-près-Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Fontaines-sur-Grandson is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Mauborget is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Mutrux is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Chablais was a province of the Duchy of Savoy. Its capital was Thonon-les-Bains.
The Vallée de Joux is a valley of the Jura Mountains mainly in the Swiss Canton of Vaud. The valley also continues into France at its higher, southwestern, end. Located 30 miles (48 km) north of Geneva and northwest of Lausanne, its mean elevation is over 3,300 feet (1,000 m). There are three Swiss lakes in the Vallée de Joux: the lac de Joux, the lac Brenet and Lake Ter. The French border runs along the northern edge of the valley until, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the lac de Joux, the base of the valley becomes French territory. The valley then continues to climb gently towards the Lac des Rousses and the ski resort of Les Rousses.
Jura-Nord Vaudois District is a district in Vaud canton of Switzerland. Its capital is Yverdon-les-Bains.
The canton of Vaud is divided into 10 districts.
The Le Day viaduct is a railway viaduct in Vallorbe in the Jura-Nord vaudois District of the Swiss canton of Vaud. It stands near the hamlet of Le Day and crosses the Orbe. This has been dammed since 1955 by the Le Day dam, which lies 450 m downstream.
Grandson railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Grandson, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Jura Foot line of Swiss Federal Railways.
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