Gros-de-Vaud

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Gros-de-Vaud

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The '''Gros-de-Vaud''' is a geographic region in the [[Swiss canton]] of [[Vaud]]. Unlike the [[Gros-de-Vaud District|district of the same name]], the geographic region has no formal borders, but stretches from the foothills of the [[Jura]] in the north to the the heights above [[Lake Geneva]] in the south.{{Cite web|title=Gros-de-Vaud|url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/articles/043648/2010-12-16/|website=hls-dhs-dss.ch|access-date=2025-11-28|language=fr|date=16 December 2010|last=Crivelli|first=Paola}}
The '''Gros-de-Vaud''' is a geographic region in the [[Swiss canton]] of [[Vaud]]. Unlike the [[Gros-de-Vaud District|district of the same name]], the geographic region has no formal borders, but stretches from the foothills of the [[Jura]] in the north to the the heights above [[Lake Geneva]] in the south. The historian [[Louis Vulliemin]] coined the term in 1875.{{Cite web|title=Gros-de-Vaud|url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/articles/043648/2010-12-16/|website=hls-dhs-dss.ch|access-date=2025-11-28|language=fr|date=16 December 2010|last=Crivelli|first=Paola}}


The region is sometimes called the canton's granary, as its relatively dry climate favors grain cultivation. Cattle farming has also played a role on the region's economy, and a [[Nestlé]] [[condensed milk]] factory operated in [[Bercher]] from 1880 to 1921.
The region is sometimes called the canton's granary, as its relatively dry climate favors grain cultivation. Cattle farming has also played a role on the region's economy, and a [[Nestlé]] [[condensed milk]] factory operated in [[Bercher]] from 1880 to 1921.
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