Grandson, Switzerland
Grandson is a municipality in the district Jura-Nord vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Grandson
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| Coordinates: 46°49′N 06°39′E / 46.817°N 6.650°ECoordinates: 46°49′N 06°39′E / 46.817°N 6.650°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Jura-Nord vaudois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic François Payot |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 3,040 |
| • Density | 386.8/km2 (1,001.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1422 |
| Localities | Corcelettes, Les Tuileries-de-Grandson, Péroset, La Poissine, Bru, La Perraudettaz |
| Surrounded by | Champagne, Bonvillars, Montagny-près-Yverdon, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Giez, Fiez |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Grandson, Switzerland Media
Menhir near Grandson, found buried underground and erected above the spot in 1895
The siege of Grandson and the execution of the garrison, illustration by Johann Stumpf
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
Part of the harbor of Grandson
View across Lake Neuchatel toward Grandson
City hall building of Grandson
Grandson, a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, aerial photo
Along rue Haute in the old town
Schloss Grandson
References
Other websites
Media related to Grandson at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
- Grandson in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Grandson district in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Battle of Grandson in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
