Switzerland · Cantonal AOC
AOC Vaud
Appellation
AOC Vaud is an appellation of Vaud in Switzerland. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.
Chasselas country on the shores of Lake Geneva. The terraces of Lavaux are a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2007, with Dézaley and Calamin as grand cru appellations. Also La Côte and Chablais.
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Key facts Type Cantonal AOC Separate plots 2 Extent N–S × E–W 88.43 × 90.63 km Centre 46.5616° N, 6.5175° E Wine region Vaud Where it is Nearest town 5.9 km north-west of Renens Nearest city 10 km north-west of Lausanne 139,111 people To the sea 318 km Rivers nearby Rhne (12 km) Lakes nearby Geneva (4.8 km) · Neuchâtel (28 km) Same latitude White Bluffs (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 372–3,120 m Mean elevation 842 m Measured over the whole outline on 73,496 elevation cells of about 210 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Bedrock Unconsolidated sediments48% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)26% Mixed sedimentary rocks26% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
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