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Trélex

Trélex is a small village in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Trélex is first mentioned in 1145 as Trailai. Trélex has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.

Arzier-Le Muids

Arzier-Le Muids is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The first mention of Arzier was in 1306 as the village Argie. Throughout the Middle Ages Arzier's name is seen in documents as Arsie, Argier, and Arsier. Le Muids is first mentioned as a barn (dependent upon the abbey of Oujon) in 1250. Settlers were granted land (for farming) in Arzier by the abbey of Oujon in 1304. In 1536 control of the region, and of all of the lands of the abbey were lost to a conquering duke from Bern.

Prangins

Prangins (pʁɑ̃ʒɛ̃) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Geneva. Prangins is first mentioned around 1135-85 as Prengins. Following the fall of the Second French Empire, Prince Napoléon Bonaparte and his wife, Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, resided in exile at Château de Prangins, where Charles I of Austria and his family would later take residence briefly, beginning 20 May 1919. Prangins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 54.

Begnins

Begnins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It belongs to the wine-producing area of La Côte. Begnins was first mentioned in 1145 as Begnins. Begnins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 68.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.2% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.8%.

Coinsins

Coinsins (kwɛ̃zɛ̃) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Coinsins is first mentioned in 1212 as Quinsins. In 1296 it was mentioned as Cuynsins. Coinsins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.2%.

Coppet

Coppet is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Coppet is first mentioned in 1294 as Copetum. In 1347 it was mentioned as Copet. Coppet has an area (), of . Of this area, or 33.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 3.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 62.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 45.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.1%.

Vich, Switzerland

Vich 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.

Borex

Borex is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Borex is first mentioned in 1213 as Borrai. Borex has an area, , of . Of this area, or 76.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 1.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 20.7% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 15.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests.

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.

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).