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Western Switzerland

Western Switzerland comprises most of the French part of with the exception of the . It includes the cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Neuchatel, Jura as well as the French speaking parts of the cantons of Fribourg and Berne.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Geneva and Lausanne.

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, 's second-most populous city and the largest French-speaking city in Switzerland, is one of the world's major centres of international diplomacy, having served as the site of the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross since its foundation in 1863.

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, the capital of the canton of Vaud, is a city of 140,000 people that sits at the northernmost point of Lake Geneva. It is the public transport hub of Vaud, and a gateway to the alpine Canton of the Valais, home to some of the best-known ski slopes in the world.

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, known in French as Lac Léman, is one of the largest lakes in western Europe. It lies on the course of the Rhone river on the frontier between and .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Vaud and Fribourg.

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, more formally Canton of , is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts; its capital city is .

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is a city in that is also the canton's capital and economic centre. The city was founded in 1157 by Herzog Berthold IV of Zaehringen.

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Neuchâtel is a town of 35,000 people in the western . Neuchâtel is part Suisse Romande — the French-speaking Switzerland.

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is a city in with an impressive heritage of watch making. has been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List as "La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning".

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is a city of 13,000 people, and the capital of canton of Jura in the Western . Along with the neighbouring villages has the distinction of being a French speaking city between Swiss German speaking canton and Alsatian speaking Alsace and .

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is the one of two big cities in the mountain region of the canton of Neuchâte in . Often dubbed "town of precision", the city has an impressive heritage of watch making and has been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List as " / , Watchmaking Town Planning".

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is a predominately German speaking town located on the German/French language border in the Three Lakes area of .

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is a town in and the capital of the district of Gruyère in the canton of in . Its German name is Greyerz. This medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane river, and gives its name to the well-known Gruyère cheese.

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is a historic city in the canton of Jura in the Jura Mountains and Fribourg region of . Local people in Jura speak French. offers a multitude of architectural sights.

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is a municipality and small town in the region, next to the French border. It is inscribed on the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

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is a small village located on the Doubs river in Canton Jura, . is noted as a highly picturesque old town located in a peaceful rural area.

Western Switzerland

Latitude of center
46.71° or 46° 42′ 36″ north
Longitude of center
6.72° or 6° 43′ 12″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q214086
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vlaams—“Western Switzerland” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Romandie”
  • Arabic: “روماندي”
  • Aragonese: “Romanda”
  • Aragonese: “Romandía”
  • Aragonese: “Suiza Francesa”
  • Aragonese: “Suiza romana”
  • Aragonese: “Suiza Romanda”
  • Armenian: “Ռոմանդիա”
  • Arpitan: “Romandia”
  • Arpitan: “Suisse romanda”
  • Basque: “Romandia”
  • Belarusian: “Рамандыя”
  • Belarusian: “Француская Швайцарыя”
  • Catalan: “Romandia”
  • Catalan: “Romandie”
  • Catalan: “Suïssa francesa”
  • Catalan: “Suïssa francòfona”
  • Catalan: “Suïssa romanda”
  • Chinese: “瑞士法語區”
  • Chinese: “瑞士法语区”
  • Chinese: “瑞士罗曼德”
  • Chinese: “罗曼迪”
  • Chinese: “羅曼地”
  • Corsican: “Romandia”
  • Corsican: “Sguìzzera romanda”
  • Corsican: “Svizzera romanda”
  • Czech: “Romandie”
  • Danish: “Romandiet”
  • Dutch: “Romandie”
  • Dutch: “Romandië”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “روماندى”
  • Esperanto: “Romandio”
  • Esperanto: “Romandujo”
  • Finnish: “Romandie”
  • French: “La Suisse Romande”
  • French: “Romande”
  • French: “Romandie”
  • French: “Suisse francophone”
  • French: “Suisse romand”
  • French: “Suisse romande”
  • French: “Welschland”
  • Galician: “Suíza romanda”
  • Georgian: “რომანდია”
  • Georgian: “შვეიცარიის რომანდია”
  • Georgian: “შვეიცარიული რომანდია”
  • German: “frankophone Schweiz”
  • German: “französische Schweiz”
  • German: “französischsprachige Schweiz”
  • German: “Romandie”
  • German: “Romands”
  • German: “Suisse romande”
  • German: “Welsche Schweiz”
  • German: “Welschland”
  • German: “Welschschweiz”
  • German: “Westschweiz”
  • Greek: “Δυτική Ελβετία”
  • Hebrew: “מערב שווייץ”
  • Hebrew: “רומאנדי”
  • Hebrew: “רומנדי”
  • Indonesian: “Romandia”
  • Indonesian: “Swiss berbahasa Prancis”
  • Indonesian: “Swiss Prancis”
  • Italian: “Romandia”
  • Italian: “Svizzera Francese”
  • Italian: “Svizzera occidentale”
  • Italian: “Svizzera romanda”
  • Japanese: “スイス・ロマンド”
  • Japanese: “スイス西部”
  • Japanese: “ロマンディ”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Romandiya”
  • Kirghiz: “Романдия”
  • Korean: “로만디”
  • Latin: “Romandia”
  • Lithuanian: “Romandija”
  • Luxembourgish: “franséisch Schwäiz”
  • Luxembourgish: “franséischen Deel vun der Schwäiz”
  • Luxembourgish: “Romandie”
  • Macedonian: “Западна Германија”
  • Macedonian: “Романдија”
  • Macedonian: “Франкофонска Швајцарија”
  • Macedonian: “Француска Швајцарија”
  • Macedonian: “Францускојазична Швајцарија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Romandie”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Romandi”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Romandie”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Romandiet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Suisse romande”
  • Norwegian: “Romandie”
  • Persian: “روماندی”
  • Polish: “Romandia”
  • Portuguese: “Romandia”
  • Portuguese: “Suíça romanda”
  • Romanian: “Elveția franceză”
  • Romanian: “Elveția francofonă”
  • Romanian: “Romandia”
  • Romansh: “Romandie”
  • Romansh: “Svizra franzosa”
  • Romansh: “Svizra romanda”
  • Russian: “Романдия”
  • Russian: “Французская Швейцария”
  • Serbian: “Romandija”
  • Serbian: “Романдија”
  • Slovenian: “francoska Švica”
  • Slovenian: “francosko govoreča švica”
  • Slovenian: “Romandija”
  • Spanish: “Romandia”
  • Spanish: “Romandía”
  • Spanish: “Romandie”
  • Spanish: “Suisse romande”
  • Spanish: “Suiza francesa”
  • Spanish: “Suiza romana”
  • Spanish: “Suiza romanda”
  • Spanish: “Svizzera romanda”
  • Spanish: “Welschschweiz”
  • Swedish: “franska Schweiz”
  • Swedish: “franskspråkiga Schweiz”
  • Swedish: “Romandiet”
  • Swiss German: “Romandie”
  • Swiss German: “Westschweiz”
  • Tachawit: “Tamurt n Romandia”
  • Thai: “รอม็องดี”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Romandie”
  • Ukrainian: “Романдія”
  • Venetian: “Romandia”
  • Vlaams: “Romandië”

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