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Article: FOREIGNERS HELP MAKE LAUSANNE GROW.(Brief Article)

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March 1, 2000
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For the second year in succession, foreign residents have pushed the population of Lausanne above the 125,000 mark after years of decline. The non-Swiss residents of the Vaudois capital now represent more than 35% of the population, a new record. New arrivals and asylum seekers were mainly responsible for the climb. There were 2,853 asylum seekers last year compared with 1,799 the previous year.

Meantime the city's Swiss population (citizens of Lausanne of Vaud and the confederation) declined by 525. Commenting on the figures, Jean-Francois Gruter, head of the residents control office said ...

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