Vaud (canton)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf French legislative constituency
gptkbp:area 3212 km²
gptkbp:capital Lausanne
gptkbp:coatOfArms Vert, a fess argent inscribed 'Liberté et Patrie'
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:demonym Vaudese
gptkbp:executive_members 7 (Conseil d'État)
gptkbp:executiveBranch gptkb:Conseil_d'État
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Chillon_Castle
gptkb:Montreux_Jazz_Festival
gptkb:Olympic_Museum
vineyards
UNESCO Lavaux region
gptkbp:governmentType Council-Executive
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Diablerets
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Helvetic_Republic
Bernese rule until 1798
independence in 1798
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vaud (canton)
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:CH-VD
CHVD
gptkbp:joinedConfederation 1803
gptkbp:lake gptkb:Lake_Geneva
gptkb:Lake_Morat
Lake Neuchâtel
gptkbp:largestCity Lausanne
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Grand_Council_of_Vaud
gptkbp:lowestPoint gptkb:Lake_Geneva
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
services
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Rhône
gptkb:Broye
gptkb:Venoge
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Bern
gptkb:France
gptkb:Geneva
gptkb:Valais
gptkb:Fribourg
gptkb:Jura
gptkb:Neuchâtel
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:parliamentary_representation 150 (Grand Council)
gptkbp:population over 800,000
gptkbp:postalCode VD
gptkbp:region gptkb:Romandy
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:FC_Lausanne-Sport
gptkb:Lausanne_HC
gptkbp:timezone CET
gptkbp:timezoneDST CEST
gptkbp:university gptkb:University_of_Lausanne
gptkb:École_Polytechnique_Fédérale_de_Lausanne_(EPFL)
gptkbp:website https://www.vd.ch/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Geneva_(canton)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8