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{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Rolle
| municipality_name = Rolle
| municipality_type = municipality
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|image_photo = Rolle Castle.jpg
|image_caption = Castle of Rolle
| map =
| languages = French
| canton = Vaud
| iso-code-region = CH-VD
| district = [[Rolle (district)|Rolle]]
| lat_d=46|lat_m=27|lat_NS=N|long_d=06|long_m=20|long_EW=E
| postal_code = 1180
| municipality_code = 5861
| area = 2.72
| elevation = 376|elevation_description=
| population = 4901|populationof=2006
| website = www.rolle.ch
| mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
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| places =
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| neighboring_municipalities= [[Bursinel]], [[Essertines-sur-Rolle]], [[Gilly, Switzerland|Gilly]], [[Mont-sur-Rolle]], [[Perroy, Switzerland|Perroy]], [[Tartegnin]], [[Lake Geneva]]
| twintowns = [[Wallisellen]] (Switzerland)
|}}
'''Rolle''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|Canton]] of [[Vaud]] in [[Switzerland]]. It is the seat of the district of the same name, and is located on the northwestern shore of [[Lake Geneva]] (''Lac Léman'') between [[Nyon]] and [[Lausanne]]. Rolle is approximately 30 kilometres (19 miles) northeast of [[Geneva]] (Genève) in the [[La Côte]] wine-growing region, and commands spectacular views of the high [[Alps]].<ref>{{cite web
|date=[[2007]]
|url=http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/offer.cfm?category=Activities_Excursions&subcat=Hike_aut&id=34613
|title=Trip through the vineyards of La Cote
|accessdate=2007-10-06
}}</ref>
It is also the location for the main campus of [[Institut Le Rosey]], one of the most prestigious [[boarding school]]s in the world.<ref>{{cite web
|date=[[July 5]], [[1999]]
|url=http://members.forbes.com/global/1999/0705/0213126a.html
|title=Where you learn to be a billionaire
|accessdate=2007-07-14
}}</ref> Notable former residents of Rolle, and alumni of Le Rosey, include: [[Aga Khan IV]], [[Albert II of Belgium|King Albert II of Belgium]], [[Baudouin I of Belgium|King Baudouin I of Belgium]], [[Fuad II of Egypt|King Fuad II of Egypt]], [[Ntare V of Burundi|King Ntare V of Burundi]], [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavī]], and [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier III of Monaco]].<ref>{{cite web
|date=[[February 17]], [[1993]]
|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/1993/02/17/swis.php
|title=In Switzerland, Democracy at the Summit
|accessdate=2007-07-14
}}</ref> Rolle is also the birthplace of [[Frederic-Cesar de la Harpe|Frédéric-César de la Harpe]] (1754-1838), who was the tutor of [[Alexander I of Russia]] and was largely responsible for the independence of the [[Vaud|Canton of Vaud]] from the [[Bernese]].<ref>{{cite web
|date=[[2006]]
|url=http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/guide/lake_geneva/rolle.html
|title=Switzerland is yours
|accessdate=2007-10-05
}}</ref>
==External links==
* [http://www.tourisme-rolle.ch/ Rolle Office of Tourism]
==References==
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{{Municipalities of the district of Rolle}}
[[Category:Cities in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the canton of Vaud]]
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