A report on Vaud
One of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.
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Canton of Léman
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Léman was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, corresponding to the territory of modern Vaud.
House of Savoy
3 linksRoyal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region.
Royal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region.
They once had claims on the modern canton of Vaud, where they occupied the Château of Chillon in Switzerland, but their access to it was cut by Geneva during the Protestant Reformation, after which it was conquered by Bern.
Canton of Neuchâtel
6 linksFrench-speaking canton in western Switzerland.
French-speaking canton in western Switzerland.
Lake Neuchâtel lies southeast of the canton, while the canton of Vaud is southwest of the canton of Neuchâtel.
Frédéric-César de La Harpe
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Frédéric-César de La Harpe (6 April 1754 – 30 March 1838) was a Swiss political leader, writer and journalist, best known for his pivotal role in the independence of the canton of Vaud from Bern and in the formation of the Helvetic Republic, in which he served as a member of its Directory.
Avenches
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Avenches is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Broye-Vully.
Pierre Viret
2 linksSwiss Reformed theologian, evangelist and Protestant reformer.
Swiss Reformed theologian, evangelist and Protestant reformer.
Pierre Viret was born in 1509 or 1510 in Orbe, then in the Barony of Vaud, now in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Abraham Davel
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Jean Daniel Abraham Davel (20 October 1670 - 24 April 1723), known as Major Davel, was a Swiss soldier and patriot of Vaud.
Bern
3 linksDe facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city" .
De facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city" .
Bern invaded and conquered Aargau in 1415 and Vaud in 1536, as well as other smaller territories, thereby becoming the largest city-state north of the Alps; by the 18th century, it comprised most of what is today the canton of Bern and the canton of Vaud.
Saane/Sarine
3 linksMajor river of Switzerland.
Major river of Switzerland.
Downstream of Saanen, at 982 m, it enters the Canton of Vaud, passing Rougemont, Château-d'Œx and Rossinière, forming the Lac du Vernex at 859 m.At 833, it traverses the Creux de l'Enfer and enters the Canton of Fribourg, forming Lac de Montbovon at 777 m.From this point, it more or less follows the linguistic boundary between French- and German-speaking Switzerland across the bilingual canton of Fribourg (and is often identified as the geographic representation of the Röstigraben division of Switzerland).
