page_title: Canton of Vaud
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Canton of Vaud / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: Lausanne
context_page_description: The canton of Vaud is the third largest of the Swiss cantons by population and fourth by size. It is located in Romandy, the French-speaking western part of the country; and borders the canton of Neuchâtel to the north, the cantons of Fribourg and Bern to the east, Valais and Lake Geneva to the south, the canton of Geneva to the south-west and France to the west.
  The capital and biggest city is Lausanne, officially designated "Olympic Capital" by the International Olympic Committee and hosting many international sports organizations. Other main cities are Yverdon-les-Bains and Montreux. As of 2018 the canton has a population of 799,145.
context_section_description: The population is French-speaking and historically was mostly Protestant (Calvinist), dating from the early years of the Reformation. Recently, however, this has been changing due to immigration from Southern Europe. In 2000, the population was nearly evenly split between Protestants (40%) and Roman Catholics (34%).
  The population of the canton (as of 31 December 2018) was 799,145. As of 2010, the population included about 28% foreigners, including many Italians. The major population centres of the canton are: Lausanne (139,111 inhabitants in 31 December 2018), Montreux-Vevey (Montreux: 25984 Vevey:19891 inhabitants) and Yverdon-les-Bains (30,157 inhabitants). The region around Nyon is often considered part of the agglomeration of Geneva. All of these are on Lake Geneva (called Lac Léman in French), except for Yverdon, which is on Lake Neuchâtel.
caption: Lausanne, capital and largest city in Vaud
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