Grandson, Switzerland

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Grandson is located in Switzerland
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Grandson is located in Canton of Vaud
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Coordinates: 46°49′N 06°39′E / 46.817°N 6.650°E / 46.817; 6.650
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictJura-Nord Vaudois
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Area
 • Total786 km2 (303 sq mi)
Elevation
447 m (1,467 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total3,357
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Les Gransonnois
Les Bocans
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1422
SFOS number5561
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
LocalitiesCorcelettes, Les Tuileries-de-Grandson, Péroset, La Poissine, Bru, La Perraudettaz
Surrounded byChampagne, Bonvillars, Montagny-près-Yverdon, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Giez, Fiez
Websitegrandson.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Grandson (French: [ɡʀɑ̃sɔ̃]) is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is situated on the south-west tip of Lake Neuchâtel, about 25 km (15 miles) north of Lausanne. It was part of the Kingdom of Upper Burgundy until the death of Rudolph III of Burgundy (993-1032), also King of Lower Burgundy, the last in the male line, when it was united with the Holy Roman Empire. On 2 March 1476, during the Burgundian Wars, Charles the Bold was defeated here in the Battle of Grandson.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.