What is Lausanne?
{{Infobox Swiss town |subject_name = Lausanne |image_photo = Lausanne img 0586.jpg |image_caption = Aerial view of Lausanne |municipality_name = Lausanne |municipality_type = municipality |imagepath_coa = CHE Lausanne COA.svg|pixel_coa= |map = Commune Lausanne FR.svg |languages = French |canton = Vaud |iso-code-region = CH-VD |district = [[Lausanne (district)|Lausanne]] |coordinates = {{coord|46|31.19|N|6|38.01|E|display=inline,title}} |postal_code = 1000–1018 |municipality_code = 5586 |area = 41.37 |elevation = 495|elevation_description=|highest=[[Jorat (Switzerland)|Jorat]]|highest_m=929.4|lowest=[[Lake Léman]]|lowest_m=372 |population = 144'426 url=http://www.lausanne.ch/lausanne-officielle/administration/securite-et-economie/controle-des-habitants/statistiques/evolution-mensuelle-nombre-habitants-en-2017.html |mayor = [[Grégoire Junod]] |mayor_asof=2016 |mayor_party=PS |mayor_title = Syndic|list_of_mayors = List of mayors of Lausanne |parliament_name = [[Lausanne#Parliament|Conseil communal]]|parliament_number_of_members = 100 |executive_name = [[Lausanne#Government|Municipalité]]|executive_number_of_members = 7 |places = Le [[Chalet-à-Gobet]], [[Montblesson]], [[Montheron]], [[Ouchy]], Vernand-Dessous, Vernand-Dessus, [[Vers-chez-les-Blanc]] |demonym = {{lang-fr|Lausannois(e)}} |neighboring_municipalities= [[Bottens]], [[Bretigny-sur-Morrens]], [[Chavannes-près-Renens]], [[Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne]], [[Crissier]], [[Cugy, Vaud|Cugy]], [[Ecublens, Vaud|Ecublens]], [[Epalinges]], [[Évian-les-Bains]] (FR-74), [[Froideville, Switzerland|Froideville]], [[Jouxtens-Mézery]], [[Le Mont-sur-Lausanne]], [[Lugrin]] (FR-74), [[Maxilly-sur-Léman]] (FR-74), [[Montpreveyres]], [[Morrens]], [[Neuvecelle]] (FR-74), [[Prilly]], [[Pully]], [[Renens]], [[Romanel-sur-Lausanne]], [[Saint-Sulpice, Vaud|Saint-Sulpice]], [[Savigny, Switzerland|Savigny]] |twintowns = |website = www.lausanne.ch }} '''Laus