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Information about the Canton Vaud

General Information:

Short Term: VD

State Capital: Lausanne

Member of the Swiss Federation since: 1803

Administrative language: French

Size: 3212 km²

Remarks:

• Administration of the canton Vaud
• The Swiss Federal Institut of Technology Lausanne ("École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne" [EPFL]) is run by the Swiss Federation.
• Montreux, the city of festivals, symposia, culture and much more.

Picture:

Château de Chillon

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