Malley is the bigger district of Lausanne-agglomeration. The city has a 28-station metro system, making it the smallest city in the world to have a rapid transit system. Lausanne is also active in terms of biotechnology international research. With the EPFL (Polytechnic Federal School of Lausanne) and the Lausanne's University (UNIL), Lausanne owns one of the bests campus of Europa. Lausanne has a rich cultural offering ("capital of Swiss nights" with Zurich, museums, cultural and sportive big events) and many green spaces. The branches of finance, insurance and business services complete the range of benefits offered by this city discreet and affable. The headquarters of the International Olympic Committee are located in Lausanne – the IOC officially recognizes the city as the Capitale Olympique – as are the headquarters of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (and many international sportive federation). The top wage income in Switzerland is relative for the urban common part of the population because of the cost of living (very expensive in the major Swiss cities). The Metropolitan Area of Lausanne-Geneva is over 1.5 million inhabitants. For some time, Geneva-Lausanne Metro has less 0.3% vacant housing, coupled with a price pressure due the important economical growth. The population of the city at the end 2010 was 133'000, making it the fifth largest city of the country, with the entire agglomeration area having 380,000 inhabitants (with over 150 nationalities). Lausanne is located 62 km (39 mi) northeast of Geneva. It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains and the french Alps (like Mont-Blanc), with the Jura mountains to its north-west. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman). Lausanne (French pronunciation: ) is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud.
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