Lausanne 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 between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located 62 kilometres northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city.
Juste Daniel Olivier, Swiss poet, was born in Eysins in the canton of Vaud; he was brought up as a peasant, but studied at the college of Nyon, and later at the academy of Lausanne.
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.
Switzerland held a national pre-selection to choose the two songs that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1956. It was held on 28 April 1956.
Pierre Viret was a Swiss Reformed theologian, evangelist and Protestant reformer.
24 heures is a Swiss regional Swiss-French-language daily newspaper, published by Tamedia in Lausanne, Vaud. Founded in 1762 as a collection of announcements and official communications, it is the oldest newspaper in the world with uninterrupted publication.
The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland is situated in Western Switzerland. It is formally accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Council. The university is divided into six faculties: Design and Fine Arts; Business, Management and Services; Engineering and Architecture; Music and Performing Arts; Health; and Social Work.
Palais de Beaulieu is the historical and emblematic building of the Lausanne convention and exhibition center, located in Lausanne, in the Vaud Canton, Switzerland. The Palais is a convention centre that welcomes mainly conventions and events.
The Lausanne University Hospital, in Lausanne, is one of the five university hospitals in Switzerland.
Élie Bertrand (1713–1797) was a Swiss geologist and naturalist.
Marcel Regamey (1905–1982) was a Swiss essayist and journalist from the Canton of Vaud.
The Lausanne campus or Dorigny university campus is a large area in Switzerland where the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and several other institutions are located. It is in Dorigny, towards the west of Lausanne, on the shores of Lake Geneva. The site is about 2.2 kilometres wide and 31,000 people study and work there.
Charles-Théophile Gaudin was a Swiss paleontologist known for his research in the field of paleobotany.
Yves Velan, was a Swiss writer from Bassins.
Louis Ducros aka Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros or Du Cros, as appears on his birth certificate, was a Swiss painter, water-colourist and engraver, and was a main figure in the 'pre-Romantic' movement.
The Synagogue of Lausanne is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 1 Avenue de Florimont in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. The building is a Cultural Property of National Significance.
The Pharmacy of the Eastern Vaud Hospitals is an inter-hospital pharmacy constituted as a nonprofit organization on 1 January 1984 by seven regional hospitals in the eastern part of the canton of Vaud, and considered of public interest. It was the second of its kind in Switzerland.
Jean Charles Biaudet was a historian, director of the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne and teacher at the University of Lausanne.
Papet Vaudois is a dish originating in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It essentially consists of leeks and potatoes and is accompanied by cabbage sausages. It is often considered to be the national dish of Vaud; the potatoes and leeks happen to have the same colors as the cantonal flag: white and green.
Jacqueline Denise de Quattro is a Swiss-Italian politician, lawyer, and former judoka. As a member of the FDP.The Liberals, she was elected to the Council of State of Vaud in 2007. In 2019, she was elected to a seat in the National Council of Switzerland.
