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. Lake Geneva (rarely Leman Lake, French: Lac Léman or Lac de Genève) is the second largest freshwater lake in central Europe (after Lake Balaton), divided between 2/5 France (Haute-Savoie) and 3/5 Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais). ... The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ... Location within Switzerland Lausanne (46° 31′ 10″ N, 6° 37′ 56″ E) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France). ... Location within Switzerland Vevey is a small city in Switzerland, located in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, at 46°28′N 6°51′E, not far from Lausanne. ...

The shore is punctuated by lovely little towns, including Lutry, Villette, Cully, Forel, Epesses, Grandvaux,Riex, Savigny,Chexbres, Puidoux, Treytorrens, Rivaz, and Saint-Saphorin. Lutry is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. ... Villette is a novel by Charlotte Brontë. Villette and La Villette is the name or part of the name of several communes in Europe: // France Villette, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département Villette, in the Yvelines département Villette-dAnthon, in the Isère département Villette-de... There are communes that have the name Cully in Europe: Cully, in the Allier département, France Cully, a commune of Vaud, Switzerland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For the village in the canton of Fribourg, see Forel, Fribourg Forel is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. ... Epesses is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. ... There are communes that begin with Grandvaux in western Europe: Grandvaux, a French commune in the Saone-et-Loire département Grandvaux is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. ... Riex (pro. ... Savigny is the name of several communes in western Europe: In France Savigny, in the Manche département Savigny, in the Haute-Marne département Savigny, in the Rhône département Savigny, in the Haute-Savoiedépartement Savigny, in the Vosges département See also: Savigny-en-Revermont, in the Saône-et-Loire département Savigny... Chexbres is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. ... Puidoux is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. ... Treytorrens (Lavaux) is a village in the commune of Cully in the district of Lavaux and is located in the canton of Vaud. ... Rivaz (pro. ... Saint-Saphorin is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. ...

The vineyards of Lavaux are protected from development.