Yverdon-les-Bains
town in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on Lake Neuchâtel
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Yverdon-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [ivɛʁdɔ̃lebɛ̃]) is a municipality in Jura-Nord vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district. As of 31 December 2020, 29,955 people lived in Yverdon-les-Bains.[3] It was called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Roman era.
Yverdon-les-Bains | |
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Coordinates: 46°46.71′N 6°38.45′E / 46.77850°N 6.64083°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Vaud |
District | Jura-Nord vaudois |
Government | |
• Executive | Municipalité with 7 members |
• Mayor | Syndic (list) Daniel Von Siebenthal PSS/SPS (as of February 2014) |
• Parliament | Conseil communal with 100 members |
Area | |
• Total | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 30,157 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1400 |
SFOS number | 5938 |
Surrounded by | Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Cheseaux-Noréaz, Cuarny, Ependes, Grandson, Gressy, Montagny-près-Yverdon, Pomy, Treycovagnes |
Twin towns | Nogent-sur-Marne (France), Winterthur (Switzerland), Prokuplje (Serbia), Kagamino (Japan), Pontarlier (France), Collesano (Italy) |
Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Yverdon-les-Bains won Wakker Prize in 2009 for the way the city handled and developed the public areas and connected the old city with Lake Neuchâtel.[4]
The former municipality Gressy became part of Yverdon-les-Bains on 1 July 2011.[5]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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- ↑ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ↑ Wakker Prize Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 11 May 2009.
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Yverdon-les-Bains.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Yverdon-les-Bains
- Maison d'Ailleurs website
- Swiss Fashion Museum
- Records and Research Centre Pestalozzi
- Benno Besson Theatre
- Echandole Theatre
- Town Hall Gallery[permanent dead link]
- Grande Caricaie reserve
- Champ-Pittet Nature Centre Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Spa - Thermal Centre
- China in 18th century Yverdon