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Lausanne was originally a Celtic settlement before the Romans built a military camp called Lousanna there.

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Lausanne

Switzerland

Country
Switzerland
Population
145.9K
Coordinates
46.52, 6.63
922nd most populous city in the world

Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, it is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake.

From the “Ancient history” section

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