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Lausanne
City population
139,111
#4
in Switzerland
#1
in Vaud
#4,095
worldwide
46.516, 6.633 · 79 km from Bern
About Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Vaud, Switzerland with a population of 139,111. It is the 4th largest of the 73 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Switzerland, and the 4,095th largest worldwide. It lies 79 km from Bern.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Elevation
453 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
46.516, 6.633
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 73 in SwitzerlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.