Lausanne is a city on Lake Geneva, in the French-speaking region of Vaud, Switzerland.
Lausanne Facts
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The city is the capital of the district, Lausanne.
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Two-thirds of the population speak Swiss-German.
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Lausanne is the only city with an underground system in Switzerland.
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Lausanne was once a Roman military camp called Lousanna built on the Lake Geneva shoreline.
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The International Olympic Committee founded by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 is headquartered in Lausanne.
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Lausanne is the capital city of the canton of Vaud.
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Lausanne is the fourth largest city in Switzerland.
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Temperatures in Lausanne range from 25 °C in summer to -2 °C in winter.
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Lausanne will host the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
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The Biggest Cinema in Switzerland is located in Lausanne, known as The “Capitole”.
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Lausanne hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1989.
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Majesty King Bhumibol of Thailand studied in Lausanne
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Two major international treaties were signed at Lausanne. Between Italy and Turkey in 1912 & between Turkey and the Allies of World War I in 1923.
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In 1964, the first motorway was inaugurated, linking Lausanne to Geneva.
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Lausanne has a population of 139,111 ( as of 2018).
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The city was the birthplace of the noted Swiss literary figures Benjamin Constant de Rebecque, Alexandre Vinet, Juste Olivier, and Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz and of the philosopher Charles Secrétan.
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Life expectancy for Lausannois is 78.5 years for newborn males and 84 years for females.
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Two short streams, the Flon and the Louve, which formerly flowed through the centre of the city.
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The 19th-century Palais de Rumine houses fine art and science museums.
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Lausanne is the second-largest city on Lake Geneva.
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