Grandson

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Grandson is a historic Swiss town in the canton of Vaud, known for its medieval castle and picturesque setting near Lake Neuchâtel.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Battle of Grandson 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
municipality
town
canton Vaud
coatOfArms municipal coat of arms of Grandson
country Switzerland
district Jura-Nord vaudois
elevation 447 metres
governingBody municipal council of Grandson
hasCastle Grandson Castle
hasEconomicActivity services
tourism
viticulture
hasHeritageSite Grandson Castle
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Grandson
hasLakeShore Lake Neuchâtel
hasLandmark historic church of Grandson
lakeside promenade
medieval old town
hasMunicipalityCode 5561
hasPopulation over 3000 inhabitants (approximate, 2020s)
hasRailwayLine Yverdon–Neuchâtel railway line
hasTransport railway station
hasWebsite https://www.grandson.ch
heritageDesignation part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
heritageStatus Swiss heritage site of national significance
knownFor historic town centre
medieval castle
picturesque lakeside setting
locatedIn Broye–Léman region
Vully region
surface form: Lake Neuchâtel region

Romandy
western Switzerland
locatedNear Yverdon-les-Bains NERFINISHED
locatedOn Lake Neuchâtel
neighboringMunicipality Val-de-Ruz
surface form: Bonvillars

Concise
Fiez
Giez
Onnens (VD)
Valeyres-sous-Montagny
officialLanguage French
partOf Burgundian Wars
postalCode 1422
region Jura Mountains
surface form: Jura foothills
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
tookPlaceIn Grandson self-linksurface differs

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Neuchâtel adjacentTown Grandson
Grandson tookPlaceIn Grandson self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Battle of Grandson