Canton of Vaud
Map of Canton of Vaud
025 km (16 mi)50 km (31 mi)75 km (47 mi)100 km (62 mi)
Height
365 m (1200 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 900 m (2950 ft), 1200 m (3940 ft), 1600 m (5250 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2400 m (7870 ft), 2600 m (8530 ft), Max altitude 3194 m (10480 ft)Winter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Canton of Vaud
Height from south to north in Canton of Vaud
1Geneva371 m2Neuchatel425 m3Murtensee425 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Lausanne
Population: 845,870 (Wikidata, 2024)
Area: 3,212 km² / 1,240 sq mi
Created: 1803
Subdivisions: 10
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Les Diablerets summit (3 210 m)
Lowest point: Lake Geneva (372 m)
Borders
- Canton of Berne — East
- Canton of Geneva — Southwest
- Canton of Fribourg — East
- Canton of Neuchâtel — Northeast
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — Southwest
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — West
- Canton of Valais — Southeast
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00