Vaud info
The capital of Vaud is Lausanne. The canton stretches from Lake Neuchâtel in the north, where it borders the canton of Neuchâtel to Lake Geneva in the south, bordering the canton of Geneva, Haute-Savoie (lake border with France) and canton of Valais. On the Jura ranges in the west, the canton borders the French départements of Ain, Jura, and Doubs. In the east, it borders canton of Fribourg and canton of Bern.
The capital Lausanne is the major city in the canton. There are light industries concentrated around it. In 1998, 71.7% of the workers worked in the tertiary sector and 20.8% in the secondary.
The canton is the second largest producer of wine in Switzerland. Most of the wine produced in the canton is white wine, and most vineyards are located on the steep shores of Lake Geneva. There is agriculture in the areas away from Lake Geneva. Sugar beet is important around Orbe, tobacco in La Broye Valley and fruit is grown on the foot of the Jura mountains. Cattle breeding and pasture are common in the Alps and the Jura mountains. There is a salt mine at Bex. Tourism is important in many towns along the Lake Geneva. Major lakeside resorts include Lausanne, Montreux and Vevey.
Bays in Vaud, Switzerland
Faoug is a municipality in the district of Avenches in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland....
La Tour-de-Peilz is a municipality in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city is located on Lake Geneva between Montreux and Vevey....
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, and facing Evian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west....
Le Sentier is a village in the Vallee de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Part of the municipality Le Chenit, the village has 3,000 inhabitants....
The delightful situation at the edge of Lake Geneva and the gentle climate have made Montreux and Vevey the Swiss Riviera. Lively towns with famous festivals, quayside floral displays, terraces, Casino and Edwardian-style hotels....
Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges and is also the seat of the district....
Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area....
Saint-Prex is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges....
Servion is a municipality in the district of Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland....
Uster is a city and capital of the district Uster in the Swiss Canton of Zurich....
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