Lausanne, Switzerland

Lausanne
Aerial view of Lausanne
Coat of arms
Lausanne
Location of Lausanne
Coordinates: 46°31.19′N 6°38.01′E / 46.51983°N 6.63350°E / 46.51983; 6.63350Coordinates: 46°31.19′N 6°38.01′E / 46.51983°N 6.63350°E / 46.51983; 6.63350
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Lausanne
Government
• Executive	Municipalité with 7 members
• Mayor	Syndic (list) Grégoire Junod SPS/PSS (as of 2016)
• Parliament	Conseil communal with 100 members
Area
• Total	41.38 km2 (15.98 sq mi)
Elevation	495 m (1,624 ft)
Highest elevation (Jorat)	929.4 m (3,049.2 ft)
Lowest elevation (Lake Léman)	372 m (1,220 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	135,629
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	French: Lausannois(e)
Postal code	1000–1018
SFOS number	5586
Localities	Le Chalet-à-Gobet, Montblesson, Montheron, Ouchy, Vernand-Dessous, Vernand-Dessus, Vers-chez-les-Blanc
Surrounded by	Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), Maxilly-sur-Léman (FR-74), Montpreveyres, Morrens, Neuvecelle (FR-74), Prilly, Pully, Renens, Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Saint-Sulpice, Savigny
Website	www.lausanne.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Largest groups of foreign residents 2013
Nationality	Amount	% total (foreigners)
Portugal	10,081	7.2 (17.2)
France	9,968	7.2 (17.0)
Italy	6,326	4.5 (10.8)
Spain	4,558	3.3 (7.8)
Kosovo	2,318	1.7 (4.0)
Germany	1,377	1.0 (2.4)
Turkey	934	0.7 (1.6)
United Kingdom	859	0.6 (1.5)
Brazil	840	0.6 (1.4)
Ecuador	828	0.6 (1.4)
Serbia	810	0.6 (1.4)
Congo-Kinshasa	806	0.6 (1.4)
Sri Lanka	784	0.6 (1.3)
Morocco	749	0.5 (1.3)
United States	724	0.5 (1.2)
Belgium	668	0.5 (1.1)
Tunisia	607	0.4 (1.0)
China	604	0.4 (1.0)
Canada	560	0.4 (1.0)

Lausanne (/loʊˈzæn/, French: [lozan], Italian: Losanna, Romansh: Losanna) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and the capital and biggest city of the canton of Vaud. The city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, or simply Le Léman). It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura Mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located 62 kilometres (38.5 miles) northeast of Geneva.

Lausanne has a population (as of November 2015) of 146,372, making it the fourth largest city in Switzerland, with the entire agglomeration area having 420,000 inhabitants (as of March 2015). The metropolitan area of Lausanne-Geneva (including Vevey-Montreux, Yverdon-les-Bains, and foreign parts) was over 1.2 million inhabitants in 2000.

Lausanne is a focus of international sport, hosting the International Olympic Committee (which recognizes the city as the "Olympic Capital" since 1994), the Court of Arbitration for Sport and some 55 international sport associations. It lies in a noted wine-growing region. The city has a 28-station metro system, making it the smallest city in the world to have a rapid transit system. Lausanne will host the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.