Yverdon-les-Bains

Yverdon-les-Bains (French pronunciation: ​[ivɛʁdɔ̃lebɛ̃]) is a municipality in Jura-Nord vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district. As of 31 December 2020, 29,955 people lived in Yverdon-les-Bains.^[3] It was called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Roman era.

Yverdon-les-Bains
Municipality
Yverdon-les-Bains
Coat of arms
Location of Yverdon-les-Bains
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Coordinates: 46°46.71′N 6°38.45′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Jura-Nord vaudois
Government
• Executive	Municipalité with 7 members
• Mayor	Syndic (list) Daniel Von Siebenthal PSS/SPS (as of February 2014)
• Parliament	Conseil communal with 100 members
Area [1]
• Total	11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	30,157
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1400
SFOS number	5938
Surrounded by	Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Cheseaux-Noréaz, Cuarny, Ependes, Grandson, Gressy, Montagny-près-Yverdon, Pomy, Treycovagnes
Twin towns	Nogent-sur-Marne (France), Winterthur (Switzerland), Prokuplje (Serbia), Kagamino (Japan), Pontarlier (France), Collesano (Italy)
Website	www.yverdon-les-bains.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Yverdon-les-Bains won Wakker Prize in 2009 for the way the city handled and developed the public areas and connected the old city with Lake Neuchâtel.^[4]

The former municipality Gressy became part of Yverdon-les-Bains on 1 July 2011.^[5]

References

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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3. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
4. Wakker Prize Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 11 May 2009.
5. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011.

Other websites

• City of Yverdon, official website
• Official website of Yverdon-les-Bains Region Tourist Office

• Maison d'Ailleurs website
• Swiss Fashion Museum
• Records and Research Centre Pestalozzi
• Benno Besson Theatre
• Echandole Theatre
• Town Hall Gallery^{[permanent dead link]}
• Grande Caricaie reserve
• Champ-Pittet Nature Centre Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Spa - Thermal Centre
• China in 18th century Yverdon