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City Profile: Pully, Switzerland

City Profile

Inhabitants 17 979 City GDP USD 1 244 000 000
Area 6 km 2 Household Income USD 73 295
Households 8 214 Inflation Rate –0.43 %

Pully is part of the suburban area around the city of Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, which is located
in the district of Lavaux-Oron. Archaeological evidence shows the area to be settled as far back as the
Neolithic era. As a formal town, Pully dates back to the early 16th century. Its historic character has
been maintained throughout the centuries in a manner that complements the beautiful natural setting
beside which it resides on the shores of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) and at the foot of the vineyards
of Lavaux on the road to Vevey and Montreux. The villages of Chamblandes, La Perraudettaz, Port,
Rochettaz and La Rosiaz are also part of Pully's 6 square kilometre official municipal area.

Similar to other aspiring smart sustainable cities in Switzerland, Pully resides in a noteworthy region
for study. Due to its innovative policies and projects focusing on smartness and sustainability, Pully,
in particular, provides an interesting lens through which to study the evolution of and best practices
established within local smartness and sustainability.

Given its relatively small size and corresponding agility, Pully’s public commitment to its technological
and smart sustainable city (SSC) initiatives makes it ideal for the implementation of the U4SSC KPIs
on Smart Sustainable Cities. Furthermore, the vital knowledge gained through Pully’s experience will
continue to be an important part of ongoing efforts to make not only the U4SSC KPIs, but also the
upcoming Global Smart Sustainable Cities Index the most effective methods to measure progress and
provide guidance to cities on their journey towards becoming smarter and more sustainable.

Pully's location relative to Lausanne, in particular, positions the city well for a truly multifocal, smart
sustainability strategy. Its strategy can be formulated to align with further growth in any number of
areas, such as technological and service-based growth. Leveraging as much as is feasible any functional
integration made possible through vital regional partnerships can allow the relatively small city of
Pully to realize the broader benefits of agglomeration in key areas relevant to its smart sustainability
progress. Transport, ICT infrastructure, spatial planning, economic development and housing are areas,
for example, where Pully can utilize the network effects of broader agglomeration to foster further
growth in its smart sustainability efforts.

With the active support of ITU, the first year of Pully's U4SSC KPIs project has concluded successfully.

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