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Morges District

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Denens

Denens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Denens is first mentioned in 1005 as Disnens. Denens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 85.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 3.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.3% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.0%. Out of the forested land, 1.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.

Echichens

Echichens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens. Echichens is first mentioned in 1131 as Chichens. Colombier is first mentioned in 937 as Columbaris. Monnaz is first mentioned in 1200 as Monna. In 1221 it was mentioned as Muna. Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 1171 as Sancti Simphoriani. Echichens has an area, , of .

Lonay

Lonay is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Lonay is first mentioned around 1152-60 as Lonna. In 1177 it was mentioned as Losnay. Lonay has an area, , of . Of this area, or 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 7.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 32.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 15.

Lully, Vaud

Lully is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Lully is first mentioned in 1018 as Lulliacum. Lully has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 12.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 20.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.5% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 13.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests.

Lussy-sur-Morges

Lussy-sur-Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the Morges district. Lussy-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 1026 as in villa Luciaco. Lussy-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%.

Monnaz

Monnaz was a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens. Monnaz is first mentioned in 1200 as Monna. In 1221 it was mentioned as Muna. Monnaz had an area, , of . Of this area, or 72.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.

Romanel-sur-Morges

Romanel-sur-Morges is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. Romanel-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 967 as villa Romanella. Romanel-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 64.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.0% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.

Saint-Prex

Saint-Prex (sɛ̃.pʁɛks) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. In 1973, St-Prex was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. Saint-Prex is first mentioned in 885 as Sanctus Prothasius. The town was founded with the construction of the chateau in 1234AD. The bourg (old town) forms a peninsula extending from the north shore of Lake Geneva. In recent years the commerce of the town has mostly moved to outer areas.

Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges

Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The villages of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens. Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 1171 as Sancti Simphoriani. Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 88.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 4.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads).

Vaux-sur-Morges

Vaux-sur-Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Vaux-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.5% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. Out of the forested land, 9.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.