Map of Lausanne, Switzerland

Lausanne is the administrative centre of Vaud, Switzerland, with a population of about 139,111. It lies at 46.5160°N, 6.6328°E. Lausanne is about 79 km (49 mi) southwest of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Fribourg, 51 km to the northeast.

Lausanne at a glance

Where is Lausanne?

• The 4th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 34 min on the shortest day to 15 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lausanne

• Fribourg — 51 km northeast
• Geneva — 51 km southwest
• Neuchâtel — 58 km northeast
• Sitten — 64 km southeast
• La Chaux-de-Fonds — 67 km north
• Köniz — 75 km northeast
• Annecy — 78 km southwest, France
• Bern — 79 km northeast
• Thun — 80 km east
• Biel/Bienne — 83 km northeast

Largest cities in Switzerland

• Zürich — 415,367
• Geneva — 201,741
• Basel — 177,595
• Bern — 121,631
• Winterthur — 111,840
• Lucerne — 81,691
• Sankt Gallen — 75,833
• Lugano — 63,185
• Biel/Bienne — 55,120
• Thun — 43,723

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.