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Along with the canton of Berne, Vaud is one of the two cantons whose territory extends from the Jura to the Alps, through the three distinct geographic regions of Switzerland. The areas in the south east are mountainous, situated on the north side of the Bernese Alps. This region is commonly named the Vaud Alps (French: Alpes Vaudoises).
In Appenzell Innerrhoden districts are the lowest administrative division as the canton has no municipalities (except for the Feuerschaugemeinde, a special-purpose municipality for the town of Appenzell). The districts are functionally equivalent to municipalities elsewhere in Switzerland, and are generally shown as municipalities on maps etc.
There are 300 municipalities in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, (as of January 2022). [1] Vaud is the canton with the 2nd most municipalities (after Bern ). This article is part of a series on the
The right of foreigners to vote varies by canton, as does whether Swiss citizens living abroad (and registered to vote in a canton) can take part in cantonal voting. Swiss citizens are citizens of a particular municipality (the place of origin) and the canton in which that municipality is part. Cantons, therefore, have a role in and set ...
Maracon is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 January 2003 the former municipality of La Rogivue merged into the municipality of Maracon, keeping the name Maracon. [3]
There were 885 or 20.4% who were born in the same canton, while 618 or 14.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 746 or 17.2% were born outside of Switzerland. [ 10 ] In 2008 [update] there were 43 live births to Swiss citizens and 9 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 49 deaths of Swiss citizens and 2 non ...
Mies (French pronunciation:) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Mies is one of the communes of the Canton de Vaud which are collectively known as the "Terre-Sainte". Located approximately halfway between Geneva and Nyon, Mies sits on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), which lies to the southeast. The highest ...
Rolle (French pronunciation:) is a municipality in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the seat of the district of Rolle until 2006, when it became part of the district of Nyon. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) between Nyon and Lausanne.