Lausanne, College town and cantonal capital in Vaud, Switzerland.
Located on Lake Geneva's northern shore at 495 meters elevation, Lausanne extends across steep hills with views of the Alps and French Jura mountains.
The city developed from a Celtic settlement to become an important religious center, marked by the consecration of its Gothic cathedral in 1275.
The Olympic Museum contains over 10,000 artifacts documenting the history of international sports competitions from ancient Greece to modern times.
The metro system connects 28 stations across two lines, providing transportation between the lakefront district of Ouchy and the northern suburbs.
Lausanne maintains a tradition dating from 1405 where a night watchman calls out the hours from the cathedral tower between 10 PM and 2 AM.
Location: Lausanne District
Elevation above the sea: 495 m
Website: https://www.lausanne.ch/
Part of: Métropole lémanique
Shares border with: Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Ecublens, Epalinges, Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Morrens, Prilly, Pully, Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Saint-Sulpice, Savigny, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cugy, Montpreveyres, Renens
Website: https://lausanne.ch
GPS coordinates: 46.53333,6.63333
Latest update: June 2, 2025 18:49
Lausanne Cathedral
1.2 km
Olympic Museum Lausanne
2.8 km
Stade de la Tuilière
1.4 km
Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery
2.9 km
Viaduc de la Chocolatière
1.1 km
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
642 m
Collection de l'art brut
942 m
Beau-Rivage Palace
2.8 km
Cantonal Museum of Geology in Lausanne
1.1 km
Cantonal Botanical Museum and Gardens
2.3 km
Palais de Rumine
1.1 km
Palais de Beaulieu
863 m
Lucy Mackintosh
2.2 km
Tour de Sauvabelin
451 m
Photo Elysée
1.8 km
Château Saint-Maire
960 m
Hermitage Foundation
644 m
Château d'Ouchy
3 km
Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts
1.8 km
Aquatis
2 km
La Vaudoise
3 km
Opéra de Lausanne
1.7 km
Abbey of Montheron
6.7 km
Lousonna
3.1 km
Grand Pont
1.4 km
Vivarium de Lausanne
1.1 km
Bessières bridge
1.4 km
Stade Pierre de Coubertin
3.2 kmReviews
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