Lavaux (district)
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Lavaux is the northern shore of the Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) in the canton of Vaud in French-speaking Switzerland. It includes the premier wine-growing slopes between Lausanne and Vevey.
The shore is punctuated by lovely little towns, including Lutry, Villette, Cully, Forel, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex, Savigny, Chexbres, Puidoux, Treytorrens, Rivaz, and Saint-Saphorin.
The vineyards of Lavaux are protected from development.
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| Districts of the canton of Vaud (Switzerland) |
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| Aigle | Aubonne | Avenches | Cossonay | Echallens | Grandson | Lausanne | Lavaux | Morges | Moudon | Nyon | Orbe | Oron | Payerne | Pays-d'Enhaut | Rolle | La Vallée | Vevey | Yverdon | |
| Canton of Vaud | Districts of Switzerland | Municipalities of the canton of Vaud |
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