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Nyon District
Nyon District is a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district is the city of Nyon. Nyon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 42.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.5% is unproductive land. Nyon has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (47,010 or 75.9%), with English being second most common (4,462 or 7.2%) and German being third (4,361 or 7.0%).
Nyon
Nyon (njɔ̃; historically German: Neuis or Neuss and Italian: Nione, ˈnjone) is a municipality in Nyon District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva and is the seat of Nyon District. The town has () a population of and is famous in the sporting world for being the headquarters of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the European Club Association (ECA).
Duillier
Duillier (dɥije) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Duillier is first mentioned in 1145 as Duelliei. Duillier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 75.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 7.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.1% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.1%. Out of the forested land, 6.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.
Gingins
Gingins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Gingins is first mentioned around 1144-59 as Gingins. In October 1535, a major battle was fought in that locality between the forces of the republic of Geneva and Charles III, Duke of Savoy, which ended in the latter's defeat. Gingins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 58.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.
Givrins
Givrins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Givrins is first mentioned about 1087 as Givriacus. In 1145 it was mentioned as Gevrins and in 1155-85 as Givriacum. Givrins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 42.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.
Grens
Grens is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Grens is first mentioned around 1160-89 as de Grens. In 1164 it was mentioned as Graiens and in 1212 as Granz. Grens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 89.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 2.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.9%.
Signy-Avenex
Signy-Avenex (siɲi avnɛ) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Avenex is first mentioned in 926 as Avenaco. In 1018, Signy was mentioned as Sigiciacum. Signy-Avenex has an area, , of . Of this area, or 75.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 2.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 21.8% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.
Saint-Cergue
Saint-Cergue is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Saint-Cergue is first mentioned in 1110 as ecclesiam Sancti Cyrici. Saint-Cergue has an area, , of . Of this area, or 27.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 66.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.5% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 62.