Gros-de-Vaud District

Gros-de-Vaud District is a district of the . It was created in 2006, taking its name from the Gros-de-Vaud geographic region, which was described by the historian Louis Vulliemin in 1875.
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  • Type: district of the canton of Vaud with 46,400 residents
  • Description: district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Gros de Vaud”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Echallens railway station and Museum of the House of Wheat and Bread.

Railway station
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Museum
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Public building
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is a public building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Échallens and Villars-le-Terroir.

Village
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is a municipality in, and the capital of…

Village
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Gros-de-Vaud District

Latitude
46.6518° or 46° 39′ 7″ north
Longitude
6.6573° or 6° 39′ 26″ east
Population
46,400
Elevation
636 metres (2,087 feet)
Open location code
8FR8MM24+PW
Geo­Names ID
7285003
Wiki­data ID
Q681215
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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Waray—“Gros-de-Vaud District” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: “District du Grôs-de-Vôd”
  • Arpitan: “District Gros-de-Vôd”
  • Basque: “Gros-de-Vaud barrutia”
  • Catalan: “Districte del Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Cebuano: “Gros-de-Vaud District”
  • Czech: “Okres Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Dutch: “Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Esperanto: “Centro de Vaŭdo”
  • Esperanto: “Distrikto Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Finnish: “Gros-de-Vaud’n alue”
  • French: “district du Gros-de-Vaud”
  • French: “District du Gros-de-Vaud”
  • French: “Gros-de-Vaud”
  • German: “Bezirk Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Greek: “διαμέρισμα του Γκρο-ντε-Βω”
  • Italian: “distretto del Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Italian: “Distretto del Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Latin: “Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Lombard: “Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Luxembourgish: “Distrikt Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gros-de-Vaud Koān”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Polish: “Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Romansh: “Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Swedish: “Gros-de-Vaud District”
  • Swedish: “Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Swiss German: “Bezirk Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Ukrainian: “Гро-де-Во”
  • Venetian: “Distreto de Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Vietnamese: “Gros-de-Vaud”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gros-de-Vaud”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sugnens and Poliez-le-Grand.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Golf du Domaine du Brésil and Eclépens railway station.

Vaud: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Lausanne and Montreux.

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