Vidy is an area of the city of

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...

(

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

), on the shores of

Lake Geneva , image = Lake Geneva by Sentinel-2.jpg , caption = Satellite image , image_bathymetry = , caption_bathymetry = , location = Switzerland, France , coords = , lake_type = Glacial lak ...

(french: lac Léman). Since 1968, the headquarters of the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

have been at Vidy. The

Olympic Museum The Olympic Museum (french: Musée olympique) in Lausanne, Switzerland houses permanent and temporary exhibits relating to sport and the Olympic movement. With more than 10,000 artifacts, the museum is the largest archive of Olympic Games in the ...

and the Olympic Park (sculpture garden) are at

Ouchy Ouchy is a port and a popular lakeside resort south of the centre of Lausanne in Switzerland, at the edge of Lake Geneva (french: lac Léman). Facilities Very popular with tourists for the views of nearby France (Évian-les-Bains, Thonon), ...

, to the east of Vidy.

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File:Siege cio.jpg, The headquarters of the

File:Theatre-de-vidy.jpg, Th
Théâtre de Vidy
File:Lousonna03.JPG, Roman ruins of

Lousonna Lousonna (also Lousanna) is a Roman archaeological site in Switzerland. It preceded the present-day city of Lausanne. The Romans built a military camp on this spot, which they called ''Lousonna'', at the site of a Celtic settlement near Lake Gene ...

File:Plage de vidy en été.jpg, View from the beach at Vidy, on the shores of Lake Geneva

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External links

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Page on the website of the City of Lausanne
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Lausanne-Vidy Roman Museum
{{Coord, 46, 30, 53, N, 6, 36, 08, E, region:CH_type:city_source:kolossus-frwiki, display=title Lausanne Parks in Lausanne

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