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Vaud

Short NameVaud
German NameWaadt
Local NamesCanton de Vaud
Lat Deg46|lat_min=37
Lon Deg6|lon_min=33
CapitalLausanne
Area3212
Area Source4th
Pop Ref3rd
Since1803
AbbrVD
LanguagesFrench
ExecutiveConseil d’État
Executive Members7
LegislativeGrand Council
Parliament Members150
HighestDiablerets
Highest M3210
LowestLake Geneva
Lowest M372
Municipalities Number339
Districts Designationdistricts
Districts Number10

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Vaud (-frvo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian (-itvo), Waadt in German (-deˈvaːtpron), and Vad in Romansh.


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