Lausanne

===Religion===
From the [[Protestant Reformation|Reformation]] in the 16th century, the city was mostly [[Protestant]] until the late 20th century, when it received substantial immigration, particularly from largely Catholic countries. Catholics now form a plurality of the city's population. The Jewish community gathers at the [[Synagogue of Lausanne]].

From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 47,225 people (37.8% of the population) were [[Roman Catholic]], while 33,993 (27.2%) belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. Of the rest of the population, there were 2,698 [[Orthodoxy#Christianity|members of an Orthodox church]] (2.16%), there were 65 individuals (0.05%) who belonged to the [[Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland|Christian Catholic Church]], and there were 4,437 individuals (3.55%) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 849 individuals (0.68%) who were Jewish, and 7,501 (6.00%) who were [[Muslim]]. There were 452 individuals who were [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], 772 individuals who were [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and 343 individuals who belonged to another church. 21,080 (16.88%) belonged to no church, were agnostic or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 7,590 individuals (6.08%) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/>

[[File:LausannePano.jpg|830px|thumb|centre|upright=2.5|The [[Protestant]] [[Lausanne Cathedral|Cathedral of Notre Dame]] dominates the Lausanne skyline (left: Old Academy, right: [[Palais de Rumine]]).]]