Place details
Place nameVaud
Other namesWaadt, Léman
CountrySchweiz
Latitude46.667
Longitude6.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area has been inhabited since prehistoric times; was home to Helvetii, who were conquered by Julius Caesar; was part of Transjurane Burgandy from 888 to 1032; passed in 1536 to Bernese, who forcibly imposed the Reformation.