In a more than privileged situation, this small metropolis of human dimensions offers all the advantages of a big city. With a population of 125,000 inhabitants, at the heart of an agglomeration of 25,000, Lausanne is Switzerland’s fifth largest city.
A town with a great tradition as a host, it counts some 5,000 hotel beds of all categories and a top rate services infrastructure (banks, insurance companies, international organizations), a vast choice of boutiques and shops, large restaurants and small friendly bistros, a university, a technical college, professional colleges, an opera, theatres, some twenty museums, youth hostels, discotheques and a programme of cultural and recreational events which do not leave a free moment to anyone who likes to go out…
In summary, a city of leisure, education, culture, business, conferences and treatment, where everyone can what he/she wants, according to his/her tastes and budget.
Lausanne… also an idyllic gateway to visit the high spots among the many Swiss excursions!
Lausanne, Olympic capital, a city that vibrates for sports and gymnastics
The only place to enjoy recognition as the Olympic capital, acquired in 1994 during the 100th anniversary of the IOC, and Lausanne is proud of being the seat of the International Olympic Committee since 1915.
Moreover, it maintains close ties with the Olympic world and its institutions.
The Olympic Museum, located in a splendid park on the shores of Lake Geneva, was opened in 1993 and as the IOC’s showcase, is one of the most frequented of Switzerland’s museums.
Also as administrative capital of world sport, Lausanne hosts around twenty of the international sporting federations, including the European Gymnastics Union (UEG) or quite recently The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), as well as many institutions associated with sport, such as the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the World Anti-doping Agency or the International House of Sport.
While contributing to the concentration of sport in Lausanne, these federations take advantage of their physical closeness to the Olympic institutions and the possibilities for contact with their managers.
Whether it’s a question of popular sport or elite sport, Lausanne has built a solid reputation as organizer of sporting events.
As a result, there have been no less than twenty European or World championships organised here between 1988 and 2008.
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We can mention among others :
- In 1995 : Badminton World Championships
- In 1997 : Artistic Skating World championships
- In 1997 : Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
- In 1998 : Triathlon World Championships
- In 2001 : Curling World Championships
- In 2002 : Artistic Skating European Championships
- In 2002 : Sport Dancing European Championships
- In 2008 : Men’s Artistic Gymnastics European Championships
In addition, the city’s sports service is a past master at the organisation of popular sporting events. The repeated annual success of the “Lausanne 20 km”, of the “Lausanne Bicycle Day”, or the “International Beach Volley Tournament” are proof of the city’s professionalism in the organisation of large scale sporting occasions.
