Grandson, Switzerland
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| Population | 2,719 (2003) | |||||||||
| - Density | 345 /km² (893 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 7.89 km² (3 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 1422 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 5561 | |||||||||
| Demonym | Les Grandsonnois Les Bocans |
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| 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.grandson.ch | |||||||||
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Grandson is a municipality in the district of Grandson in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
During the Burgundian Wars, Charles the Bold was defeated here in the Battle of Grandson on 2 March 1476.
[edit] Geography
Grandson lies at an elevation of 447 m, at a distance of 3 km north of Yverdon-les-Bains. The town is built on moraines on the west side of the Lake of Neuchâtel near where the Gransonnet brook flows into the lake. It is at the foot of the Jura Mountains in the northern-central part of the canton of Vaud.
The territory of the municipality rises quite steeply from the shores of the lake to about 500 m. on the plateau. Là Outre is the highest point in the municipality at an elevation of 540 m.
The Arnon forms the northern boundary. In the southwest, it reaches to where the Brine flows into the lake. In 1997, 18% of the territory of the municipality was residential, 11% forested, 69% agricultural, and 2% unproductive land.
Grandson includes the villages of Les Tuileries-de-Grandson and Corcelettes. The surrounding municipalities are Montagny-près-Yverdon, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Giez, Fiez, Champagne, and Bonvillars.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Grandson in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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