Nyon DistrictNyon 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%).
Vich, SwitzerlandVich is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Vich is known to have been a paleolithic settlement, only to have been abandoned in the Neolithic, although the area was certainly exploited by people from the settlement of nearby Gland. Although traces from the Bronze Age have been found in the vicinity, and the site that was to become Vich found itself strategically situated on the Vy de l'Etraz - the Roman paved road (albeit with prehistoric antecedents) from Nyon to Orbe - there is no archaeological evidence or mention of a village until 1165 when the church of Vich (ecclesiam de Vizo) was given by the Lord of Begnins to the Cistercian abbey of Bonmont.
BassinsBassins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The village of Bassins is located in the foothills of the Jura, at an average altitude of about 800 metres. Bassins is first mentioned in 1095 as Bassins. Bassins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 61.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.1% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.
GenolierGenolier is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Genolier is first mentioned in 1110 as Genolliacum. Genolier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 44.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 18.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.2% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 12.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 32.
GivrinsGivrins 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.
DuillierDuillier (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.
