City

Lausanne

loh-ZAN, US also loh-ZAHN [loʊˈzæn, loʊˈzɑːn]; French [lozan].

Also Known As Lousanna Roman-era military camp name, sited near the lake at Vidy and Ouchy; a distinct location from the modern hillside city centre, which was settled later.

Western Europe

Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, a hilly city on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Known as the Olympic Capital since the International Olympic Committee recognized it as such in 1994, it hosts the IOC's own headquarters, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and some fifty five international sport associations. The Romans built a military camp they called Lousanna at the site of a Celtic settlement near the lake, close to where the Vidy and Ouchy districts now stand. The municipality has a population of about 150,000, with the wider agglomeration reaching roughly 420,000 as of January 2019. Switzerland and Lake Geneva do not yet have their own entities on this atlas; both are recorded as open entity requests.

Facts

Population

144,873 1

Corrected 2026-08-29 from an approximate, undated lead-section figure (about 150,000) to the infobox's own precise, dated figure.

Area (sq km)

41.38 1

2014 figure.

Founding Year

200 2

Population Estimate Year

2024 1

Elevation (m)

526 1

Cite (city centre) figure; the infobox separately gives a highest point of 935 m and a lowest point of 372 m for the wider municipality.

Latitude

46.52 degrees north 1

Longitude

6.63333 degrees east 1

Elevation Band

Lowland 3

Climate Zone

Temperate 4

Time Zone

UTC+01:00 3

Connections

Associated With

Canton of Vaud

lausanne is associated with canton-of-vaud.

Source Canton of Vaud (Wikipedia)

Lake Geneva

Lausanne sits on the shore of Lake Geneva.

Source Wikipedia: Lausanne

Switzerland

Lausanne is the capital of the Swiss canton of Vaud, on the shore of Lake Geneva.

Source Wikipedia: Lausanne

Switzerland

Source Wikipedia: Lausanne

Capital Of

Canton of Vaud

lausanne is the capital of canton-of-vaud.

Source Canton of Vaud (Wikipedia)

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Discusses

International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which this subject discusses.

Origin Of

Félix Vallotton

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Felix Vallotton

University of Lausanne

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Source University of Lausanne (Wikipedia)Lead, host city

Quote, Lead, host city

in Lausanne, Switzerland, was founded in 1537

Site Of

Logitech

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Source Wikipedia: Logitechtier 2

Logitech International S.A.

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Source Wikipedia: Logitechtier 2

Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland

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Source Wikidata: Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Also in Science Atlas: which is located in this subject.

International Federation of American Football (IFAF)