46°32N 6°39E, pop (2000e) 129 000. Tourist resort, convention centre, and capital of Vaud canton, W Switzerland; seat of the Federal Supreme Court; on N shore of L Geneva, 51 km/32 mi NE of Geneva; railway junction; university (1891); clothing, confectionery, printing, leather; seat of the International Olympic Committee; Mon Repos Park, with Olympic Museum; cathedral (1275), town hall (17th-c), Bishop's Palace; Fête of Lausanne (Jun), biennial Festival of Tapestry (ancient and modern).
Coordinates: 46°31′N 6°38′E
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Lausanne |
| Coordinates | 46°31′N 6°38′E |
| Population | 128,432 (February 2006) |
| Area | 41.37 km² |
| Elevation | 375-900 m |
| Postal code | 1000-1018 |
| Mayor | Daniel Brélaz (Green) |
| Website | www.lausanne.ch |
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Lausanne is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura hills to its north.
Transport
Public Transport
Public transport in Lausanne includes buses and metros (operated by TL (French)), nationwide and regional train lines (CFF, LEB (French)), and boats (CGN (French)).
École hôtelière de Lausanne École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Lausanne) International Institute for Management Development (IMD) University of Lausanne (Université de Lausanne) Conservatoire de LausanneCulture
The Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne provide a diverse and rich musical life. There are also film festivals, and the Bach Festival, "Le Festival et Concours Bach de Lausanne" follows "La Nuit de Musées" (Museum's night) in the fall season.
Museums
Lausanne is also the site of many museums:
Musée Olympique Lausanne (Olympic Museum) Musée de l'Elysée (Elysée Museum) Fondation de l'Hermitage (Hermitage Foundation) The Collection de l'Art Brut (Art Brut Collection) mudac (Musée de design et d'arts appliqués contemporains) Musée Historique de Lausanne (Lausanne Historical Museum) Cabinet des Médailles cantonal Espace Arlaud (French) Espace des Inventions (French) (Science Center for Kids) Fondation Claude Verdan (French) - Musée de la main (Museum of the Hand) Vivarium de Lausanne (French) Forum d'architectures de Lausanne Forum de l'Hôtel de Ville (Forum of the Town Hall) Musée cantonal d'Archéologie et d'Histoire (Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History) Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts (French) (Cantonal Fine Arts Museum) Musée cantonal de Géologie (French) (Cantonal Geological Museum) Musée et jardins botaniques cantonaux (Cantonal Museum and Botanical Gardens) Musée de Pully (Pully Museum) Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy (Lausanne-Vidy Roman Museum) Musée de la Villa romaine de Pully (Pully Roman Villa Museum) Musée cantonal de Zoologie (Cantonal Zoology Museum) Roseraie de la Vallée de la Jeunesse (Rosegarden) Etablissement horticole de la Bourdonnette - serres de la Ville (Horticultural Establishment of La Bourdonette - Municipal Glasshouses)Music
Le RomandieLe Romandie, live local and international bands.International Olympic Committee Headquarters (official website) Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) The international governing body for rowing (official website) Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) The international governing body for fencing (official website) Lausanne-Sport Football Club (official website (French)) Lausanne Hockey Club (LHC) (official website (French)) Lausanne-Morges Basket (LMB) (official website (French)) Lausanne-Ville / Prilly Basket (official website (French)) Lausanne Indians Baseball (official website (French)) International Baseball Federation (official website) International Swimming Federation (official website) International Skating Union (official website)
Notable people
Lausanne is the birthplace of:
Umberto Agnelli, Italian entrepreneur David Bennent, Actor Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh, Russian Orthodox ecclestiastic located in Britain François-Louis David Bocion, Swiss artist and teacher Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Swiss traveller and orientalist Alejo Carpentier, Cuban-French writer Stéphane Chapuisat, Footballer Benjamin Constant, Swiss thinker, writer and French politician Aloise Corbaz, Swiss outsider artist Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Swiss politician Charles Dutoit, conductor Egon von Furstenberg, fashion designer Eugène Grasset, Swiss decorative artist Bertrand Piccard, Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss writer Ubol Ratana, Thai princess Théophile Steinlen, Art Nouveau painter and printmaker Elizabeth Thompson (Lady Butler), British painter Bernard Tschumi, contemporary architect, writer, and educator Félix Vallotton, post-impressionist painterNotable residents:
Jean Anouilh, French dramatist Alice Bailly, Swiss painter and multimedia artist Maurice Béjart, choreographer Pierre de Coubertin, French baron and IOC founder Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg, queen of Spain Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian jeweller Oswald Heer, Swiss geologist and naturalist Stéphane Lambiel, men's figure skater and 2-time World Champion James Mason, English actor Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine, Ukrainian bacteriologist Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer Paloma Picasso, Fashion designer Georges Simenon, Belgian writer Karol Szymanowski, Polish composer Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect Pierre Viret, Swiss reformed theologian Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim, Finnish warmarshal during the WW II and president 1944-46 Edward Gibbon, British historian Han Suyin, China-born writerPhotos of Lausanne
Photos of Lausanne, taken in June 2001:
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City |
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Lake Geneva |
Vineyards of Lavaux |
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Old town |
Palais de Beaulieu |
Railway station |
Bel-Air tower |
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